An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names

Diplecogaster tonstricula, author: Guitérrez, Joaquín
  
Trichoplax adhaerens, author: Schierwater, Bernd
  
Mesonea radians, author: Bock, Phil
  
Astroides calycularis, author: Fabrizio Fabroni
  
Charadrius semipalmatus - Semipalmated Plover, author: Chardine, John
  
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WoRMS presented at IMDIS 2008 in Athens (Greece)

Added on: 2008-04-24 14:16:06 by Ward Appeltans
Francisco Hernandez, Manager of the VLIZ data centre, presented WoRMS at the International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems in Athens on 31 March 2008. ...

In Memoriam Professor Alan Southward

Added on: 2008-03-18 16:21:03 by Ward Appeltans
Alan Southward was a world expert on the taxonomy of barnacles.
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