MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Sula Brisson, 1760

WoRMS taxon details

Sula Brisson, 1760

AphiaID

137055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137055)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Sulidae Reichenbach, 1849

Direct children (14)

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Species Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831
Species Sula granti Rothschild, 1902
Species Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
Species Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882
Species Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843)
Species Sula bassana (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Sula brewsteri Goss, 1888 accepted as Sula leucogaster brewsteri Goss, 1888
Species Sula capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) accepted as Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) (synonym)
Species Sula personata Gould, 1846 accepted as Sula dactylatra personata Gould, 1846
Species Sula rubripes Gould, 1838 accepted as Sula sula rubripes Gould, 1838
Species Sula serrator (Gray, 1843) accepted as Morus serrator (Gray, 1843)
Species Sula tasmani van Tets, Meredith, Fullagar & Davidson, 1988 accepted as Sula dactylatra tasmani van Tets, Meredith, Fullagar & Davidson, 1988 (rank change)
Species Sula brasiliensis Spix (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Large and heavy bodied with a streamlined appearance and a fairly long neck. Wings long and pointed. Tail wedge shaped....

Description Large and heavy bodied with a streamlined appearance and a fairly long neck. Wings long and pointed. Tail wedge shaped. Legs short. Feet large with webbed toes. Bill long, stout conical shaped and pointed. Nostrils obsolete. (<316><318>) [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Sula Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137055 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

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[taxonomic tree]

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]

additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Remark Some authorities regard Sula as being applicable only to boobies and use Morus for Gannets. [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	gannets and boobies	[details]
Japanese	カツオドリ属	[details]

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