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Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)Specimens from Djibouti Banks, Alboran Sea (actual size 10 mm including hairs), author: Gofas, Serge
  
Chiton olivaceus, Italy, Giglio Island, Campese, author: Schwabe, Enrico
  
Marthasterias glacialis, author: Wirtz, Peter
  
Tubificoides heterochaetus habitus, author: van Haaren, Ton, Grontmij | team Ecologie
  
Micrura fasciolata - Specimen from Sweden, author: Strand, Malin
  
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A Taxon-Match tool for AlgaeBase, based on the WoRMS Taxon Match

Added on: 2025-12-10 08:55:29 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
A taxon-match tool built on AlgaeBase is now available through the LifeWatch eLab, with the same functionalities as the WoRMS taxon-match tool. ...
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Tribute to Denise Bellan-Santini (1937-2025)

Added on: 2025-12-03 11:31:08 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Denise Bellan-Santini, one of the founding editors of ERMS and an Amphipoda editor in WoRMS. ...
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Decoding the naming of decapods

Added on: 2025-11-19 10:51:53 by Vandepitte, Leen
Last year, DecaNet editors Sammy De Grave, Sancia van der Meij and the WoRMS Data Management Team, received a University of Oxford grant to unravel the quirks of scientific naming in decapod crustaceans. ...
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Edaphobase adopts Nemys as taxonomic backbone for nematodes

Added on: 2025-10-20 10:31:57 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
As part of a collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase, the World Database of Nematodes (Nemys) has been integrated as the official taxonomic backbone for Nematoda in Edaphobase. ...
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Cleanup of the feedingtype attribute

Added on: 2025-08-28 11:58:09 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
The feedingtype attribute has been split into three different attributes: (1) Ecological interactions, (2) Trophic level, and (3) Feeding method. ...
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Tackling Temporary Names in WoRMS: Interim Solutions for the Taxonomic Impediment

Added on: 2025-08-07 08:01:57 by Vandepitte, Leen
This recently published paper in Marine Biodiversity formulates practical recommendations and clarification on temporary names and how they should be entered in a standardised way, not only into WoRMS but also into taxonomic databases in general. ...
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