MSBIAS taxon details
Larus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
- Species Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815
- Species Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus glaucoides Meyer, 1822
- Species Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
- Species Larus icthyaetus Pallas, 1773
- Species Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)
- Species Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813
- Species Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766
- Species Larus genei di Breme, 1839 accepted as Chroicocephalus genei (di Breme, 1839)
- 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 sabini Sabine, 1819 accepted as Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
MSBIAS (2026). Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2026-06-17
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2026-06-17
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., 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, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium.</em> 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., 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, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium.</em> 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
