Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Gannet, Northern Gannet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMorus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet)
GenusMorus (Zoo.) (a genus of birds)
FamilySULIDAE (gannets)
OrderPELECANIFORMES (gannets, cormorants, shags and pellicans)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (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
Image 1: Adult - 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
Image 1: Gannets nesting on ridge and slopesImage 2: Gannets nesting on ridge and slopes (2)Image 3: Gannets nesting on ridge and slopes (3)

Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Morus bassanus (Gannet, Northern Gannet)
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