@prefix rdf: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix bibo: . @prefix cito: . @prefix dc: . @prefix dwc: . @prefix dwcFP: . @prefix fabio: . @prefix trt: . @prefix xlink: . cito:cites , , , , , ; dc:creator "Marshall, Andrea D.; Compagno, Leonard J. V.; Bennett, Michael B." ; dc:title "Manta alfredi Krefft 1868" ; trt:augmentsTaxonConcept ; trt:deprecates , ; trt:publishedIn ; a trt:Treatment . bibo:endPage "28" ; bibo:journal "Zootaxa" ; bibo:startPage "1" ; bibo:volume "2301" ; dc:creator "Marshall, Andrea D.; Compagno, Leonard J. V.; Bennett, Michael B." ; dc:date "2009" ; dc:title "Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae)" ; fabio:hasPart , , , , , ; a fabio:JournalArticle . dwc:authority "Krefft, 1868" ; dwc:authorityName "Krefft" ; dwc:authorityYear "1868" ; dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "species" ; dwc:scientificNameAuthorship "Krefft, 1868" ; dwc:species "alfredi" ; rdfs:seeAlso ; trt:hasTaxonName ; a dwcFP:TaxonConcept . dwc:authority "Whitley, 1936" ; dwc:authorityName "Whitley" ; dwc:authorityYear "1936" ; dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "species" ; dwc:scientificNameAuthorship "Whitley, 1936" ; dwc:species "fowleri" ; rdfs:seeAlso ; trt:hasTaxonName ; a dwcFP:TaxonConcept . dwc:authority "Whitley, 1936" ; dwc:authorityName "Whitley" ; dwc:authorityYear "1936" ; dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "species" ; dwc:scientificNameAuthorship "Whitley, 1936" ; dwc:species "pakota" ; rdfs:seeAlso ; trt:hasTaxonName ; a dwcFP:TaxonConcept . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "species" ; dwc:species "alfredi" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "genus" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "family" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "order" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "class" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "phylum" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:rank "kingdom" ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "species" ; dwc:species "fowleri" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dwc:class "Elasmobranchii" ; dwc:family "Myliobatidae" ; dwc:genus "Manta" ; dwc:kingdom "Animalia" ; dwc:order "Myliobatiformes" ; dwc:phylum "Chordata" ; dwc:rank "species" ; dwc:species "pakota" ; trt:hasParentName ; a dwcFP:TaxonName . dc:description "FIGURE 9. General characteristics and natural colouration patterns in Manta alfredi: (a) dorsal surface, arrows pointing to the shape and colouration of the shoulder patches and the colouration on the pectoral fins, box showing chevron shaped marking anterior to dorsal fin; (b) ventral surface, box showing region of highest spot density and distribution, arrows showing size of spot anterior to the 5 th gill slit, colouration of mouth region, and colouration of the pectoral fin margin." ; fabio:hasRepresentation ; a fabio:Figure . dc:description "FIGURE 10. Variation in dorsal supra-branchial shoulder patch markings on Manta alfredi shown on individuals from: (a) Inhambane, Mozambique; (b) Yap, Micronesia; (c) Durban, South Africa; (d) the Maldives; (e) Inhambane, Mozambique; (f) Yaeyama Islands, Japan; (g) Stradbroke Island, Australia; (h) Hawaii, USA" ; fabio:hasRepresentation ; a fabio:Figure . dc:description "FIGURE 12. (a-b) Examples of the melanisic form of Manta alfredi from western Australia and Micronesia and (c-d) examples of the white, or leucistic, colour morph of Manta alfredi from the Maldives." ; fabio:hasRepresentation ; a fabio:Figure . dc:description "FIGURE 13. Dentition and tooth morphology in Manta alfredi: (a) lower jaw with elongated tooth band; (b) section of teeth mid-band; (c) embedded teeth of male ray; (d) view of single embedded female tooth." ; fabio:hasRepresentation ; a fabio:Figure . dc:description "FIGURE 14. Skin and denticle morphology in Manta alfredi: (a) superior view of dorsal skin in male ray; (b) superior view of ventral skin in female ray; (c) lateral view; (d) superior view." ; fabio:hasRepresentation ; a fabio:Figure . dc:description "FIGURE 8. Worldwide distribution of Manta from preliminary analysis (n = 2231 images from over 100 aggregation sites and sighting records)." ; fabio:hasRepresentation ; a fabio:Figure .