WoRMS taxon details
Laridae Vigors, 1825
Sternidae · unaccepted
- Genus Anous Stephens, 1826
- Genus Chlidonias Rafinesque, 1822
- Genus Chroicocephalus Eyton, 1836
- Genus Creagrus Bonaparte, 1854
- Genus Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830
- Genus Gygis Wagler, 1832
- Genus Hydrocoloeus Kaup, 1829
- Genus Hydroprogne Kaup, 1829
- Genus Ichthyaetus Kaup, 1829
- Genus Larosterna Blyth, 1852
- Genus Larus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Leucophaeus Bruch, 1853
- Genus Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
- Genus Pagophila Kaup, 1829
- Genus Phaetusa Wagler, 1832
- Genus Procelsterna Lafresnaye, 1842
- Genus Rhodostethia MacGillivray, 1842
- Genus Rissa Stephens, 1826
- Genus Saundersilarus Dwight, 1926
- Genus Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Sternula Boie, 1822
- Genus Xema Leach, 1819
- Genus Leucophaeus Bonaparte, 1853 accepted as Leucophaeus Bruch, 1853 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Genus Thalasseus Boie, 1822 accepted as Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Laridae Vigors, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136988 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
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]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | sternen [from synonym]meeuwen | [details] |
| English | terns [from synonym]gulls | [details] |
| Japanese | カモメ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ternefamilien [from synonym]måkefamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ternefamilien [from synonym]måsefamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | tärnor [from synonym]måsar | [details] |
