North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Fulica Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

159006 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159006)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rallidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (2)

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Species Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789
Species Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

ERMS (2021). Fulica Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159006 on 2026-08-13

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Fulica Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=159006 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2006-09-12 06:54:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fulica)
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