Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
(whales)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Minke Whale
Species 1 ident. refs
Balaenoptera physalus
Fin Whale
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBalaenoptera (whales)
FamilyBALAENOPTERIDAE (whales)
SuperfamilyMYSTICETI (baleen whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Balaenoptera (whales) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Balaenoptera (whales)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Balaenoptera (whales)
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