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| Graphidostreptus gigas (Peters, 1855) | 2017-06-26 20:32Z | |
| Graphidostreptus dodsoni (Pocock, 1899) | 2017-06-26 20:32Z | |
| Mitra malleti Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 | 2017-06-26 20:24Z | |
| Mitra hidalgoi Sowerby III, 1903 | 2017-06-26 20:24Z | |
| Subcancilla hidalgoi (Sowerby III, 1903) | 2017-06-26 20:24Z | |
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Statistics239,940 accepted species of which 223,845 checked (93%)471,235 species names including synonyms 604,206 taxon names (infraspecies to kingdoms) 58,434 images of which 31,997 checked (55%) Last update: 37 seconds ago About WoRMSWith WoRMS we aim to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally, ever published.WoRMS is a contribution to Lifewatch, Catalogue of Life, Encyclopedia of Life, Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the Census of Marine Life. Read more... |
News  A 10 year overview of IRMNG, the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine GeneraAdded on: 2017-06-13 13:56:54 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie Earlier this week, an Open Access paper was published, featuring an overview of the 10 year history of the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera, and explaining its way forward. ... 8 June: World Oceans Day!Added on: 2017-06-08 08:50:17 by Vandepitte, Leen Since 2002, June 8th has been declared World Oceans Day. ... Nemertea Portal launched!Added on: 2017-05-05 15:28:54 by Vandepitte, Leen The Nemertea are now available through their own Portal: the World Nemertea Database. ... Nemertea and Parasite experts together at VLIZ, during a double WoRMS-LifeWatch workshopAdded on: 2017-04-28 14:17:02 by Vandepitte, Leen On April 24-26 2017, the Flanders Marine Institute – home of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) – welcomed 23 editors, with expertise in Nemertea (3) and Parasites (20). Both groups were at VLIZ for the first ‘double’ LifeWatch-sponsored workshop. ... Open call to design a new logo for the World Register of Marine SpeciesAdded on: 2017-03-30 13:10:09 by Vandepitte, Leen 2017 is the tenth anniversary year of WoRMS. One of the major actions planned for this year is a re-vamping of the WoRMS website. This will include a brand-new logo. ... Preparations to launch DiatomBase enter their final stageAdded on: 2017-03-30 09:52:24 by Vandepitte, Leen Last week, 15 taxonomic experts for DiatomBase got together for the first time, during a LifeWatch-WoRMS sponsored workshop. This get-together is the official start of DiatomBase, a world register of all marine, non-marine, recent and fossil diatom species. ...[Add] [Older news... ] | Tweets by @WRMarineSpecies |
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