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• Phylum Chordata

The chordates include the vertebrates, which includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. To those involved in conservation of invertebrates, all vertebrate work looks like special attention to "charismatic megafauna".


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• Order Sirenia

Sirenians of the World
CMC: Manatees And Dugongs
SIRENIA
sirenia page
Smithsonian FAQs: References on the Sirenia
• Genus Trichechus

The Wonderful World of the Manatee - Classification page -
• Species Trichechus manatus ("West Indian Manatee")
• Manatee page at Sea World.
• Save the Manatee Club. 
• Brain of the Florida Manatee, The
• Brain of the Florida Manatee, The. A slightly different page.
• Manatee
• The West Indian Manatee In Florida
• Animals: Manatee
• Species Summary for Trichechus manatus latirostris
• Manatee Junction - Vitals & Statistics Page 2
• Species Trichechus inunguis ("Amazon Manatee")
• Trichechus inunguis [Amazon ox manatee]
• Species Trichechus senegalensis ("West African Manatee")
• Trichechus senegalensis [West African manatee]
• Genus Dugong
• Species Dugong dugon ("Dugong")
• Dugong Conservation and its Limitations
• Dugong Page
• Dugong Information
• Autore: Ciro Garrone (Italian)
• Dugong dugon [Dugong]
• Dugong (Dugong dugon)
• The Dugong Page
• Natural Emirates - Marine Life - Dugong
• Genus Hydrodamalis
• Species Hydrodamalis gigas ("Steller's Sea Cow")
• Hydrodamalis gigas [Steller's sea cow]
• The Steller's Sea Cow
• Alaska Species Now Extinct
According to the Sierra Club Handbook, Steller's Sea Cow was "slow-moving, fearless, and good eating". It is now extinct. No sightings have occurred since 1768.
 

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