News World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida launched ('Mysidacea') Added on: 2012-04-12 10:27:01 by Mees, Jan The peracarid crustacean orders Mysida, Lophogastrida and Stygiomysida were formerly grouped under the name "Mysidacea". Although the treatment in three separate orders is now accepted, we have chosen to present mysids, lophogastrids and stygiomysids in the same web interface. The higher classification (orders, families, subfamilies) follows Meland & Willassen (2007), and the fossil order of Pygocephalomorpha is also included in the database. ... [Read more] New WoRMS Steering Committee (SC) 2012 approved Added on: 2012-03-06 13:19:28 by Appeltans, Ward & Costello, Mark A new WoRMS Steering Committee (SC) has been approved by the WoRMS Editors. Many of the editors said it is a well-balanced representation of expertise. [Read more] NEW: Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS) Added on: 2012-03-05 14:16:06 by Appeltans, Ward We are pleased to launch a new regional species database for the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS), that grew out of the World Register of Marine Species database. [Read more] A glossary of marine ecology and habitat mapping terminology Added on: 2012-03-05 13:35:09 by Costello, Mark A glossary of marine ecology and habitat mapping terminology has been started as a collaboration between GeoHab and The World Register of Marine Species. All terms are peer-reviewed by a committee of ecologists and geologists prior to publication. Comments and suggestions for rewording and additional terms to be included are welcomed from the scientific community. [Read more] State of Observed Species report shows nearly 20,000 new species described in 2009 Added on: 2012-02-06 13:44:07 by Appeltans, Ward IISE counted 176,311 new living species between 2000 and 2009, of which 19,232 were described in the last year (SOS report 2011, released on 18 Jan 2012). WoRMS has 1,928 new marine species in 2009. The data were gathered from Zoological Record, IPNI, MycoBank, WoRMS and AlgaeBase. ... [Read more] [Add] [Older news... ]

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Appeltans W, Bouchet P, Boxshall GA, De Broyer C, de Voogd NJ, Gordon DP, Hoeksema BW, Horton T, Kennedy M, Mees J, Poore GCB, Read G, Stöhr S, Walter TC, Costello MJ. (eds) (2012). World Register of Marine Species. Accessed at http://www.marinespecies.org on 2012-05-19.

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