Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fin Whale)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBalaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Whooley, P. 2003 Fin Whale surfacing Vol 15, No 2 Page: 119

Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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