World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species ( WoRMS ; German: Weltweites Register der Meereslebewesen) is a database that aims to provide a reliable and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The database of the register is published and maintained by scientific specialists for each group of organisms. These taxonomists / systematists monitor the quality of the information that comes from various regional and taxon-specific databases. WoRMS maintains valid names of all marine organisms, but also provides information about taxonomic synonyma and invalid / no longer valid names.
WoRMS was founded in 2008. It is mainly financially supported by the European Union and is based at the Flanders Marine Institute in Belgium. WoRMS has formal agreements with various other biodiversity projects, including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the Encyclopedia of Life . While maintaining the registry as soon as new species are discovered and described by scientists will be an on-going task, WoRMS hopes to have the clean, timely recording of all marine species done by 2010, the year the census takes place of Marine Life will be completed.
WoRMS offers u. a. also the possibility of comparing your own data lists online with the WoRMS data.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Towards a World Register of Marine Species (German: Structure of a global register of marine life) . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ↑ Catherine Brahic: How many species live in the sea? (German: How many species / living beings are there in the sea?) , New Scientist . June 25, 2008.