Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Order Pelecaniformes > Family Sulidae

Morus Vieillot, 1816

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Literature

original description

Vieillot, L. P.; Saunders, H. (1883). Vieillot's Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire. The Willughby Society. 70 pp.

basis of record

Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp.

additional source

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Morus Vieillot, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148775

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Morus Vieillot, 1816. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/183db881-31e8-448f-900f-d2535f60c3e2

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2006-09-25 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Olga Martinez

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