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Statistics
225,431 taxa
179,456 species; 122,980 valid species; 103,001 checked species
5,683 pictures
In the light of the 300th birthday of Linnaeus, we aimed to reach 100,000 valid species names by the end of 2007. We reached the target! We now hope to have 200,000 valid species by the end of 2008, still 77,020 to go.
About WoRMS
With WoRMS we aim to provide an authoritative list of names of all marine species globally, ever published.
WoRMS is a contribution to Species2000 and the Catalogue of Life, and will serve as the taxonomic backbone of OBIS.
WoRMS has been accepted as one of the four GBIF campaigns.
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WoRMS now public reality after world-wide media coverage
Added on: 2008-07-24 16:49:00 by Ward Appeltans |
| The news was reported in at least 21 stories in 9 languages distributed by 14 newswires, which also appeared on more than 275 media websites across 27 countries. ... [Read more] |
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Funding for contributing to the World Register of Marine Species
Added on: 2008-07-24 14:33:00 by Mark Costello |
| Current and potential Taxonomic Editors are invited to submit short proposals to contribute to WoRMS. ... [Read more] |
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World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names, at VLIZ in Ostend (Belgium)
Added on: 2008-06-24 11:04:00 by Ward Appeltans |
| Marking the World Register's official inauguration, some 55 researchers from 17 countries met in Belgium to plan its completion by 2010. Leading World Register experts independently estimate that about 230,000 marine species are known to science. They also believe there are three times as many unknown (unnamed) marine species as known, for a grand total on Earth that could surpass 1 million. ... [Read more] |
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Gigantic poster advertises a million species undersea, and most awaiting a name
Added on: 2008-05-08 10:00:00 by Ward Appeltans |
| WorMS is being showcased on a series of gigantic (75m long) one Million-Word Street Posters in Christchurch (New Zealand). ... [Read more] |
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WoRMS logo competition
Added on: 2008-04-25 14:35:00 by Ward Appeltans |
| We still haven’t got a nice logo for our World Register of Marine Species. Therefore we launch a call for logo’s. The WoRMS logo will be used on the MarineSpecies.org website and on promotional material, such as presentations, brochures, posters, etc. ... [Read more] |
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We encourage to cite the individual global or regional species lists that are often the source of the data, but you can also refer to us as follows:
WoRMS (2007). The World Register of Marine Species. Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org. Accessed on [date].
Disclaimer
The editorial board maintains this register, but is aware that it is not complete and undoubtedly contains errors. The board cannot be made responsible for any errors or misuse of data contained in this register. Comments from our users are more than welcome, so if you come across any error or incomplete information or you are willing to contribute to this initiative please contact us at info@marinespecies.org.
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