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Phylogenetic Order of Sirenian SpeciesSource: MaRCO (Manatee Research Center Online); Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Order Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
Family Trichechidae (manatees)
Genus Trichechus
Family Dugongidae (dugongs and sea cow)
Species
T. inunguis (Amazonian manatee)
T. senegalensis (West African manatee) T. manatus (West Indian manatee) Genus Dugong
Species
Dugong dugon (dugong)
Hydrodamalis gigas (extinct Stellar's sea cow) |