The aim of a World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. While highest priority goes to valid names, other names in use are included so that this register can serve as a guide to interpret taxonomic literature. The content of WoRMS is ...
DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.26682v1
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194599
DOI: 10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20337
Last Update: 2020
Data reporting Species populations Community composition Species traits Marine Fishes
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The aim of a World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. While highest priority goes to valid names, other names in use are included so that this register can serve as a guide to interpret taxonomic literature. The content of WoRMS is controlled by taxonomic experts, not by database managers. WoRMS has an editorial management system where each taxonomic group is represented by an expert who has the authority over the content, and is responsible for controlling the quality of the information. Each of these main taxonomic editors can invite several specialists of smaller groups within their area of responsibility to join them.
Contact person: | WoRMS Contact |
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Contact e-mail: | info@marinespecies.org |
Contact Organization: | Flanders Marine Institute |
License: | http://www.marinespecies.org/about.php#terms |
Technical Status: | Finish and with constant technical support |
URL(s): |
http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php
https://docs.ropensci.org/worrms/ http://www.marinespecies.org/rest/ |
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