IRMNG - Sternidae

IRMNG taxon details

Sternidae

IRMNG_ID

113891 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:113891)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Charadriiformes

Direct children (42)

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Genus Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Chlidonias Rafinesque, 1822
Genus Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830
Genus Hydroprogne Kaup, 1829
Genus Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Sternula Boie, 1822
Genus Gelochelidon Brehm, 1831 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Nodinus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Aganaphron Gloger, 1842 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Aganophoron Giebel, 1877 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Aganophron Gloger, 1842 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Alphagygis Mathews, 1914 accepted as Gygis Wagler, 1832
Genus Anousella Mathews, 1912 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Chelochelidon Brehm, 1842 accepted as Gelochelidon Brehm, 1831
Genus Chilidonias accepted as Chlidonias Rafinesque, 1822
Genus Dipsaleon Gistl, 1848 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Gelichelidon Gray, 1844 accepted as Gelochelidon Brehm, 1831
Genus Geochelidon Gundlach, 1862 accepted as Gelochelidon Brehm, 1831
Genus Haliplana Wagler, 1832 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Haliplanes Blasius, 1862 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Halyplana Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Hydroprocne DesMurs in Chenu, 1854 accepted as Hydroprogne Kaup, 1829
Genus Leucanous Mathews, 1912 accepted as Gygis Wagler, 1832
Genus Megalopterus Boie, 1826 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Melanosterna Blyth, 1846 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Micranous Saunders, 1895 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Noddi Berthold in Latreille, 1827 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Noddi Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Onichoprion Blyth, 1851 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Phaethusa Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Phaetusa Wagler, 1832
Genus Planetes Gistl, 1848 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Planetis Wagler, 1832 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Procellisterna Sclater & Evans, 1903 accepted as Procelsterna Lafresnaye, 1842
Genus Procellosterna Gould, 1846 accepted as Procelsterna Lafresnaye, 1842
Genus Sternia Gambel, 1849 accepted as Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Sternus Lesson, 1828 accepted as Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Stolida Lesson, 1832 accepted as Anous Stephens in Shaw, 1826
Genus Terna Wood, 1835 accepted as Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Thalasseus Boie, 1822 accepted as Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Thalassipora Rüppell, 1845 accepted as Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Genus Gygisterna Mathews, 1912 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Sternidae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113891 on 2025-06-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

extant flag source Systema Naturae 2000 (2006 version) [details]

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Neognathae (Superorder) > Charadriiformes (Order) > Sternidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Terns. Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

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