Oceanites
| Oceanites | |
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| Wilson's storm petrel 'walking' on the water off of Hatteras, North Carolina. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Oceanitidae |
| Genus: |
Oceanites Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 |
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Oceanites is a genus of seabird in the austral storm petrel family. The genus name refers to the mythical Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of Tethys.
It contains the following species:
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