Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Du Chaillu, Paul Belloni | ||
| 1861a | [Descriptions of new species of mammals discovered in western equatorial Africa.] Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 7: 358-367. Read Nov. 7, 1860. –Tentatively proposes the new specific name Manatus Oweni, which "probably" is synonymous with M. Vogelii, if the latter be valid(!). Gives the vernacular name manga from the "Camma country", with a short description and measurements of a manatee that lacked nails; notes that the species eats leaves fallen from the banks and aquatic grass, and avoids salt water (367). See also J.E. Gray (1862). | ||
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Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
| x | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (TS; "Camma country", West Africa; 367.) | ||
| x | 1861b | Du Chaillu, P.B. ("Manatus Oweni"; West Africa; m471.) |
Behavior, Ingestive
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
| x | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (TS; eating leaves fallen into water, & aquatic grass; 367.) |
Manatus oweni Du Chaillu, 1861
| x | * | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (n.sp.; name conditionally proposed; West Africa; measurements, habits; 367.) | |
| x | 1861b | Du Chaillu, P.B. (m471.) |
Manatus senegalensis Desmarest, 1817
| x | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (m367.) |
Manatus vogelii Owen, 1856
| x | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (probable senior syn. of M. Oweni; 367.) |
Salinity Tolerance
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
| x | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (TS; prefer fresh water; 367.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (TS; "Camma country", Africa; manga; 367.) |