ERMS taxon details
Larus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
- Species Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826
- Species Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
- 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 ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773
- Species Larus icthyaetus Pallas, 1773
- Species Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Larus michahellis J.F. Naumann, 1840
- Species Larus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)
- Species Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813
- Species Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766
- Species Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818)
- Species Larus genei Brème, 1839 accepted as Chroicocephalus genei (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 rossii Richardson, 1825 accepted as Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray, 1824) (Synonym)
- Species Larus sabini Sabine, 1819 accepted as Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)
- Species Larus tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, 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 
ERMS (2024). Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2025-04-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Larus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137043 on 2025-04-04
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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
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 RoR) [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, 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 RoR) [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 RoR) [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, 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 RoR) [details]
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