Steller’s Eider / Polysticta stelleri
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Steller's Eider
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Protonym: Anas stelleri Spic.Zool. 1 fasc.6 p.35 pl.5
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Polysticta
Taxonomy Code: steeid
Type Locality: Kamchatka.
Author: Pallas
Publish Year: 1769
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
POLYSTICTA
(Anatidae; Ϯ Steller's Eider P. stelleri) Gr. πολυστικτος polustiktos much spotted < πολυς polus much; στικτος stiktos spotted < στιζω stizō to tattoo; "GENUS 4. POLYSTICTA. Nobis. Sp. 1. P. STELLERI. Pallas. Syn. Anas Dispar, Gmel. Lath. Western Duck, Penn. Eyton." (Eyton 1836); "Polysticta Eyton, Cat. Brit. Bds., 1836, p. 58. Type, by monotypy, Anas stelleri Pallas." (Peters 1931, I, 182).
Synon. Eniconetta, Macropus, Stellaria.
polysticta
Gr. πολυστικτος polustiktos much spotted < πολυς polus much; στικτος stiktos spotted < στιζω stizō to tattoo.
stelleri
Georg Wilhelm Steller (born Stöhler) (1709-1746) German naturalist, explorer in the Russian service, took part in Vitus Bering’s expedition to Russian America (= Alaska) 1740-1742 (Cyanocitta (ex “Steller’s Crow” of Latham 1781), Polysticta).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
