Larus Linnaeus, 1758
(gulls, sea gulls, seagulls)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Larus argentatus
Herring Gull
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 		Species 82 images
Larus canus
Common Gull, Mew Gull
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 		Species 1 images
Larus fuscus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
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 		Species 2 images
Larus marinus
Great Black-backed Gull
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 		Species 15 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLarus (gulls, sea gulls, seagulls)
FamilyLARIDAE (sea gulls)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Larus (gulls, sea gulls, seagulls) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Larus (gulls, sea gulls, seagulls)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Larus (gulls, sea gulls, seagulls)
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