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Taxonomy - Physeter catodon (Sperm whale) (Physeter macrocephalus) (SPECIES)

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Mnemonic iPHYCD
Taxon identifier i9755
Scientific name iPhyseter catodon
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Common name iSperm whale
Synonym iPhyseter macrocephalus
Other names i›Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
Rank iSPECIES
Lineage i › cellular organisms
   › Eukaryota
     › Opisthokonta
       › Metazoa
         › Eumetazoa
           › Bilateria
             › Deuterostomia
               › Chordata
                 › Craniata
                   › Vertebrata
                     › Gnathostomata
                       › Teleostomi
                         › Euteleostomi
                           › Sarcopterygii
                             › Dipnotetrapodomorpha
                               › Tetrapoda
                                 › Amniota
                                   › Mammalia
                                     › Theria
                                       › Eutheria
                                         › Boreoeutheria
                                           › Laurasiatheria
                                             › Cetartiodactyla
                                               › Cetacea
                                                 › Odontoceti
                                                   › Physeteridae
                                                     › Physeter
See also › animaldiversity.org
› marinebio.org
› seamap.env.duke.edu
› seamap.env.duke.edu
› species-identification.org
› www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca
› www.arkive.org
› www.fao.org
› www.iucnredlist.org
› www.marinespecies.org
› www.nhm.ac.uk
› www.nsrl.ttu.edu
› en.wikipedia.org
› naturalhistory.si.edu
› www.biolib.cz
› www.itsnature.org
› NCBI
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