Latest News About Megaptera

Updated 2026-04-21 11:07

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Humpback Whale Latest News

Humpback Whale gets its common name from the distinctive hump on its back. Its long pectoral fins inspired its scientific name, Megaptera, which means “big-winged”

vajiramandravi.com

ITIS - Report: Megaptera novaeangliae australis

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS, www.itis.gov) partners with specialists from around the world to assemble scientific names and their taxonomic relationships and distributes that data openly through publicly available software. The ITIS mission is to communicate a comprehensive taxonomy of global species that enables biodiversity information to be discovered, indexed, and connected across all human endeavors. ITIS is made up of 11 active MOU partners committed to improving...

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Media — Latest News - Marine Megafauna Foundation

Madeleine Pierce Madeleine Pierce The Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) has been named an official Impact Partner for the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Playing For the Planet - Green Game Jam 2023. Read More Madeleine Pierce Madeleine Pierce The Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) has partnered with Immotion, the leading provider of location-based VR edutainment, to create an educational and immersive virtual reality (VR) experience titled "Flight of the Mantas." Read More...

marinemegafauna.org

ITIS - Report: Megaptera novaeangliae

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS, www.itis.gov) partners with specialists from around the world to assemble scientific names and their taxonomic relationships and distributes that data openly through publicly available software. The ITIS mission is to communicate a comprehensive taxonomy of global species that enables biodiversity information to be discovered, indexed, and connected across all human endeavors. ITIS is made up of 11 active MOU partners committed to improving...

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Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)

To GenBank (5397 nucleotides; 1112 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 301636 Megaptera novaeangliae Dorsal Skull) To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 301636 Megaptera novaeangliae Left Lateral Skull)

marinespecies.org

Press Release — Latest News — Marine Megafauna Foundation

Global lockdowns pose few problems for whale sharks off Tanzania. New research shows that these gigantic fish prefer to stay in the bay they call home. Scientists regard whale sharks as a “highly migratory” species, capable of swimming tens of thousands of kilometers each year. However, a study published today in the journal Frontiers in […] The first study on manta rays off the coast of Florida, published today by Endangered Species Research, has discovered a potential urban nursery ground...

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