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Larus Linnaeus, 1758

137043  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137043)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Charadriiformes (Order)
  10. Laridae (Family)
  11. Larus (Genus)
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  1. Species Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
  2. Species Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934
  3. Species Larus atlanticus Olrog, 1958
  4. Species Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826
  6. Species Larus belcheri Vigors, 1829
  7. Species Larus brunnicephalus Jerdon, 1840
  8. Species Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
  9. Species Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854
  10. Species Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
  11. Species Larus crassirostris Vieillot, 1818
  12. Species Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815
  13. Species Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823
  14. Species Larus fuliginosus Gould, 1841
  15. Species Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Species Larus glaucescens Naumann, 1840
  17. Species Larus glaucoides Meyer, 1822
  18. Species Larus hartlaubii Bruch, 1853
  19. Species Larus heermanni Cassin, 1852
  20. Species Larus hemprichii Bruch, 1853
  21. Species Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
  22. Species Larus ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773
  23. Species Larus icthyaetus Pallas, 1773
  24. Species Larus leucophthalmus Temminck, 1825
  25. Species Larus livens Dwight, 1919
  26. Species Larus maculipennis Lichtenstein, 1823
  27. Species Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
  28. Species Larus michahellis J.F. Naumann, 1840
  29. Species Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
  30. Species Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839
  31. Species Larus pacificus Latham, 1801
  32. Species Larus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)
  33. Species Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813
  34. Species Larus relictus Lönnberg, 1931
  35. Species Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766
  36. Species Larus saundersi (Swinhoe, 1871)
  37. Species Larus schistisagus Stejneger, 1884
  38. Species Larus scopulinus Forster, 1844
  39. Species Larus serranus Tschudi, 1844
  40. Species Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862
  41. Species Larus thayeri Brooks, 1915
  42. Species Larus vegae Palmén, 1887
  43. Species Larus bulleri Hutton, 1871 accepted as Chroicocephalus bulleri (Hutton, 1871)
  44. Species Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818)
  45. Species Larus furcatus Néboux, 1846 accepted as Creagrus furcatus (Néboux, 1842) (synonym)
  46. Species Larus genei Brème, 1839 accepted as Chroicocephalus genei (Breme, 1839)
  47. Species Larus glaucus Brünnich, 1764 accepted as Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
  48. Species Larus hartlaubi Bruch, 1853 accepted as Larus hartlaubii Bruch, 1853
  49. Species Larus heuglini Bree, 1876 accepted as Larus fuscus heuglini Bree, 1876 (rank change)
  50. Species Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820 accepted as Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
  51. Species Larus minutus Pallas, 1776 accepted as Hydrocoloeus minutus (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
  52. Species Larus modestus Tschudi, 1843 accepted as Leucophaeus modestus (Tschudi, 1843)
  53. Species Larus naevius Gmel., 1887 accepted as Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
  54. Species Larus rosea MacGillivray, 1824 accepted as Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray, 1824) (synonym)
  55. Species Larus rossii Richardson, 1825 accepted as Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray, 1824) (Synonym)
  56. Species Larus sabini Sabine, 1819 accepted as Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)
  57. Species Larus scoresbii Traill, 1823 accepted as Leucophaeus scoresbii (Traill, 1823)
  58. Species Larus tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
  59. Species Larus arcticus MacGillivray (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Larus cinerarius (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Larus flavipes (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Larus medius (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Larus septentrionalis (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Description Size: small to large. Other characters: upper mandible of bill extending slightly beyond lower and down-turned at tip; no...  
Description Size: small to large. Other characters: upper mandible of bill extending slightly beyond lower and down-turned at tip; no cere; oval nostrils slightly elongate and half-way down bill. Legs with lower third of tibia bare; tarsus longer than middle toe with claw; hind toe short with well developed claw; tarsus with transverse scutes in front. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2025-04-01
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details] 

additional source Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
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Description Size: small to large. Other characters: upper mandible of bill extending slightly beyond lower and down-turned at tip; no cere; oval nostrils slightly elongate and half-way down bill. Legs with lower third of tibia bare; tarsus longer than middle toe with claw; hind toe short with well developed claw; tarsus with transverse scutes in front. <389> [details]
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