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Thalasseus elegans
(Gambel, 1849)
AphiaID
413043
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413043)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia
Aves
Charadriiformes
Laridae
Thalasseus
Thalasseus elegans
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Thalasseus
Boie, 1822
Original name
Sterna elegans
Gambel, 1849
Synonymised names
Sterna elegans
Gambel, 1849
· unaccepted >
superseded combination
Environment
marine, terrestrial
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
NARMS (2026).
Thalasseus elegans
(Gambel, 1849). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=413043 on 2026-07-29
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Thalasseus elegans
(Gambel, 1849). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=413043 on 2026-07-29
Taxonomic edit history
Date
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2009-08-24 23:07:04Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked
Adriaens, Peter
2026-05-21 11:28:59Z
changed
Garnett, Stephen
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (1)
Links (10)
context source (PeRMS)
Imarpe. (2022). Informe ejecutivo del crucero 2202-04 de Evaluación Hidroacústica de Anchoveta y Otros Recursos Pelágicos, realizado entre el 15 de febrero al 09 de abril del 2022. <em>Imarpe.</em> 57p.
,
available online at
https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/3084651/INFORME%20EJECUTIVO%202202-04.pdf?v=1652289648
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
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Definitions
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (153 publications)
(from synonym
Sterna elegans
Gambel, 1849
)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalasseus elegans)
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
(from synonym
Sterna elegans
Gambel, 1849
)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
(from synonym
Sterna elegans
Gambel, 1849
)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
(from synonym
Sterna elegans
Gambel, 1849
)
To ITIS