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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Birds > Spheniscidae

Preferred term

Spheniscidae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The sole family in the order Sphenisciformes, comprised of 17 species of penguins in six genera. They are flightless seabirds of the Southern Hemisphere, highly adapted for marine life. An order of flightless BIRDS, comprised of one family SPHENISCIDAE.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Penguins
  • txid9230
  • txid9231

In other languages

  • French

  • Manchots
  • Spheniscidés
  • txid9230
  • txid9231

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NHCBH9HP-H

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