WoRMS taxon details
Diomedea Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Diomedea albatrus Pallas, 1769 accepted as Phoebastria albatrus (Pallas, 1769) (synonym)
- Species Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
- Species Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
- Species Diomedea bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) accepted as Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) (synonym)
- Species Diomedea cauta Gould, 1841 accepted as Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) (synonym)
- Subspecies Diomedea cauta cauta Gould, 1841 accepted as Thalassarche cauta cauta (Gould, 1841) (synonym)
- Subspecies Diomedea cauta eremita (Murphy, 1930) accepted as Thalassarche salvini eremita Murphy, 1930 (synonym)
- Subspecies Diomedea cauta salvini (Rothschild, 1893) accepted as Thalassarche salvini salvini (Rothschild, 1893) (synonym)
- Subspecies Diomedea cauta steadi (Falla, 1933) accepted as Thalassarche cauta steadi Falla, 1933 (synonym)
- Species Diomedea chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
- Species Diomedea chrysostoma Forster, 1785 accepted as Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) (synonym)
- Species Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929
- Species Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825
- Subspecies Diomedea epomophora epomophora Lesson, 1825 represented as Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825
- Subspecies Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Murphy, 1917 accepted as Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917
- Species Diomedea epomorpha Lesson, 1825 accepted as Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825 (spelling mistake)
- Subspecies Diomedea epomorpha epomorpha Lesson, 1825 accepted as Diomedea epomophora epomophora Lesson, 1825
- Subspecies Diomedea epomorpha sanfordi Murphy, 1917 accepted as Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917
- Species Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983 accepted as Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992 represented as Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans chionoptera Salvin, 1896 accepted as Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929 (synonym)
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans dabbenena Mathews, 1929 accepted as Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992 represented as Diomedea gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
- Species Diomedea gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
- Species Diomedea immutabilis Rothschild, 1893 accepted as Phoebastria immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893)
- Species Diomedea irrorata Salvin, 1883 accepted as Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883) (synonym)
- Species Diomedea melanophris Temminck, 1828 accepted as Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828)
- Species Diomedea nigripes Audubon, 1839 accepted as Phoebastria nigripes (Audubon, 1849)
- Species Diomedea platei Reichenow, 1898 accepted as Thalassarche bulleri platei (Reichenow, 1898)
- 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
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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
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
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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]

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]




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