WoRMS taxon details
Sula Brisson, 1760
- Species Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831
- Species Sula granti Rothschild, 1902
- Species Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
- Species Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882
- Species Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843)
- Species Sula bassana (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Sula capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) accepted as Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) (synonym)
- Species Sula serrator (Gray, 1843) accepted as Morus serrator (Gray, 1843)
- Species Sula tasmani van Tets, Meredith, Fullagar & Davidson, 1988 accepted as Sula dactylatra tasmani van Tets, Meredith, Fullagar & Davidson, 1988 (rank change)
- Species Sula brasiliensis Spix (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Large and heavy bodied with a streamlined appearance and a fairly long neck. Wings long and pointed. Tail wedge shaped....
Description Large and heavy bodied with a streamlined appearance and a fairly long neck. Wings long and pointed. Tail wedge shaped. Legs short. Feet large with webbed toes. Bill long, stout conical shaped and pointed. Nostrils obsolete. (<316><318>) [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sula Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137055 on 2024-04-23
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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 Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Large and heavy bodied with a streamlined appearance and a fairly long neck. Wings long and pointed. Tail wedge shaped. Legs short. Feet large with webbed toes. Bill long, stout conical shaped and pointed. Nostrils obsolete. (<316><318>) [details]Remark Some authorities regard Sula as being applicable only to boobies and use Morus for Gannets. [details]
