RAS taxon details
Larus Linnaeus, 1758
137043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137043)
accepted
Genus
- Species Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus belcheri Vigors, 1829
- Species Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
- Species Larus crassirostris Vieillot, 1818
- Species Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823
- Species Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus maculipennis Lichtenstein, 1823
- Species Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
- Species Larus pacificus Latham, 1801
- Species Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813
- Species Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766
- Species Larus scopulinus Forster, 1844
- Species Larus bulleri Hutton, 1871 accepted as Chroicocephalus bulleri (Hutton, 1871)
- Species Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818)
- Species Larus modestus Tschudi, 1843 accepted as Leucophaeus modestus (Tschudi, 1843)
- Species Larus sabini Sabine, 1819 accepted as Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)
- Species Larus scoresbii Traill, 1823 accepted as Leucophaeus scoresbii (Traill, 1823)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
RAS (2025). Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2026-08-21
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2026-08-21
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2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. 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 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
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]
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 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
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
