| Nominal Species (n = 13) | Present allocation (n = 3) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Phaethon aethereus aethereus Linnaeus, 1758 | Phaethon aethereus | 7816 |
| Phaethon aethereus indicus Hume, 1876 | Phaethon aethereus | 7816 |
| Phaethon aethereus mesonauta Peters, 1930 | Phaethon aethereus | 7816 |
| Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802 | Phaethon lepturus | 7816 |
| Phaethon lepturus catesbyi Brandt, 1838 | Phaethon lepturus | 7816 |
| Phaethon lepturus dorotheae Mathews, 1913 | Phaethon lepturus | 7816 |
| Phaethon lepturus europae Le Corre & Jouventin, 1999 | Phaethon lepturus | 7816 |
| Phaethon lepturus fulvus Brandt, 1838 | Phaethon lepturus | 7816 |
| Phaethon lepturus lepturus Daudin, 1802 | Phaethon lepturus | 7816 |
| Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 | Phaethon rubricauda | 7816 |
| Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 | Phaethon rubricauda | 7816 |
| Phaethon rubricauda rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 | Phaethon rubricauda | 7816 |
| Phaethon rubricauda westralis Mathews, 1912 | Phaethon rubricauda | 7816 |