Traits taxon details
Mergus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
- Species Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mergus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors
Traits (2021). Mergus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159096 on 2025-05-07
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Mergus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159096 on 2025-05-07
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
