Species | Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) |
Genus | Morus (Zoo.) (a genus of birds) |
Family | SULIDAE (gannets) |
Order | PELECANIFORMES (gannets, cormorants, shags and pellicans) |
Class | AVES (birds) |
Superclass | TETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds) |
Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Records of Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) : | ||||
1: Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) | ||||
31 Dec 2014 | OSGR: SY66 | 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W | Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) | England |
In flight, over sea | ||||
2: Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) | ||||
4 Jul 2008 | OSGR: TA27 | 54° 10’ N, 0° 10’ W | Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) | England |
Gannets nesting on ridge and slopes | ||||
Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) |
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