WoRMS taxon details
Larus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
- Species Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934
- Species Larus atlanticus Olrog, 1958
- Species Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826
- Species Larus belcheri Vigors, 1829
- Species Larus brunnicephalus Jerdon, 1840
- Species Larus bulleri Hutton, 1871
- Species Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
- Species Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854
- Species Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818
- Species Larus crassirostris Vieillot, 1818
- Species Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815
- Species Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823
- Species Larus fuliginosus Gould, 1841
- Species Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus glaucescens Naumann, 1840
- Species Larus glaucoides Meyer, 1822
- Species Larus hartlaubii Bruch, 1853
- Species Larus heermanni Cassin, 1852
- Species Larus hemprichii Bruch, 1853
- Species Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
- Species Larus ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773
- Species Larus icthyaetus Pallas, 1773
- Species Larus leucophthalmus Temminck, 1825
- Species Larus livens Dwight, 1919
- Species Larus maculipennis Lichtenstein, 1823
- Species Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus michahellis J.F. Naumann, 1840
- Species Larus modestus Tschudi, 1843
- Species Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
- Species Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839
- Species Larus pacificus Latham, 1801
- Species Larus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)
- Species Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813
- Species Larus relictus Lönnberg, 1931
- Species Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766
- Species Larus saundersi (Swinhoe, 1871)
- Species Larus schistisagus Stejneger, 1884
- Species Larus scopulinus Forster, 1844
- Species Larus serranus Tschudi, 1844
- Species Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862
- Species Larus thayeri Brooks, 1915
- Species Larus vegae Palmén, 1887
- Species Larus furcatus Néboux, 1846 accepted as Creagrus furcatus (Néboux, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Larus genei Brème, 1839 accepted as Chroicocephalus genei (Breme, 1839)
- Species Larus glaucus Brünnich, 1764 accepted as Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
- Species Larus hartlaubi Bruch, 1853 accepted as Larus hartlaubii Bruch, 1853
- Species Larus heuglini Bree, 1876 accepted as Larus fuscus heuglini Bree, 1876 (rank change)
- Species Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820 accepted as Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
- Species Larus minutus Pallas, 1776 accepted as Hydrocoloeus minutus (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Larus naevius Gmel., 1887 accepted as Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus rosea MacGillivray, 1824 accepted as Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray, 1824) (synonym)
- Species Larus rossii Richardson, 1825 accepted as Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray, 1824) (Synonym)
- Species Larus sabini Sabine, 1819 accepted as Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)
- Species Larus scoresbii Traill, 1823 accepted as Leucophaeus scoresbii (Traill, 1823)
- Species Larus tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Species Larus arcticus MacGillivray (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Larus cinerarius (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Larus flavipes (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Larus medius (uncertain > unassessed)
- 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. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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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...
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 (2024). Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2024-08-19
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> 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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