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Diomedea Linnaeus, 1758

205273  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205273)

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  1. Species Diomedea albatrus Pallas, 1769 accepted as Phoebastria albatrus (Pallas, 1769) (synonym)
  2. Species Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
  3. Species Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
    1. Subspecies Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
    2. Subspecies Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
  4. Species Diomedea bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) accepted as Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) (synonym)
  5. Species Diomedea cauta Gould, 1841 accepted as Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) (synonym)
    1. Subspecies Diomedea cauta cauta Gould, 1841 accepted as Thalassarche cauta cauta (Gould, 1841) (synonym)
    2. Subspecies Diomedea cauta eremita (Murphy, 1930) accepted as Thalassarche salvini eremita Murphy, 1930 (synonym)
    3. Subspecies Diomedea cauta salvini (Rothschild, 1893) accepted as Thalassarche salvini salvini (Rothschild, 1893) (synonym)
    4. Subspecies Diomedea cauta steadi (Falla, 1933) accepted as Thalassarche cauta steadi Falla, 1933 (synonym)
  6. Species Diomedea chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
  7. Species Diomedea chrysostoma Forster, 1785 accepted as Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) (synonym)
  8. Species Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929
  9. Species Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825
    1. Subspecies Diomedea epomophora epomophora Lesson, 1825 represented as Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825
    2. Subspecies Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Murphy, 1917 accepted as Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917
  10. Species Diomedea epomorpha Lesson, 1825 accepted as Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825 (spelling mistake)
    1. Subspecies Diomedea epomorpha epomorpha Lesson, 1825 accepted as Diomedea epomophora epomophora Lesson, 1825
    2. Subspecies Diomedea epomorpha sanfordi Murphy, 1917 accepted as Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917
  11. Species Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Subspecies Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983 accepted as Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
    2. Subspecies Diomedea exulans antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992 represented as Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
    3. Subspecies Diomedea exulans chionoptera Salvin, 1896 accepted as Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929 (synonym)
    4. Subspecies Diomedea exulans dabbenena Mathews, 1929 accepted as Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929
    5. Subspecies Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
    6. Subspecies Diomedea exulans gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992 represented as Diomedea gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
  12. Species Diomedea gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
  13. Species Diomedea immutabilis Rothschild, 1893 accepted as Phoebastria immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893)
  14. Species Diomedea irrorata Salvin, 1883 accepted as Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883) (synonym)
  15. Species Diomedea melanophris Temminck, 1828 accepted as Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828)
  16. Species Diomedea nigripes Audubon, 1839 accepted as Phoebastria nigripes (Audubon, 1849)
  17. Species Diomedea platei Reichenow, 1898 accepted as Thalassarche bulleri platei (Reichenow, 1898)
  18. Species Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917
marine, 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Description Large, white-bodied birds with black or black and white wings. Twelve tail feathers. <388>  
Description Large, white-bodied birds with black or black and white wings. Twelve tail feathers. <388> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Diomedea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205273 on 2025-07-17
Date
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1998-06-25 12:17:44Z
created
Depew, Lorna
1998-09-25 09:27:15Z
changed
2006-07-31 06:57:06Z
changed
Camba Reu, Cibran

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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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] 

Other

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

 
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Description Large, white-bodied birds with black or black and white wings. Twelve tail feathers. <388> [details]
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