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ready World Register of Marine Species

Abbreviation: WoRMS


General Information
The aim of a World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. While highest priority goes to valid names, other names in use are included so that this register can serve as a guide to interpret taxonomic literature.

Homepage http://www.marinespecies.org

Countries that developed this resource Belgium

Created in 2007

Taxonomic range




How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: WoRMS; World Register of Marine Species; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.7g1bzj; Last edited: March 12, 2021, 3:39 p.m.; Last accessed: Jan 18 2022 7:08 a.m.


This record is maintained by WoRMS

Record added: June 10, 2015, 2:37 p.m.
Record updated: Feb. 24, 2021, 11:15 a.m. by The FAIRsharing Team.

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In Collections
EOSC-Life



Tools

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Access / Retrieve Data

Conditions of Use

Applies to: Data use

Data Curation

submit http://www.marinespecies.org/contribute.php

Data Access

browse http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=browser
search http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=search

REST Web Services

WoRMS REST webservice http://www.marinespecies.org/rest/

SOAP Web Services

AphiaNameService http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=soap&wsdl=1

Other Web Services

WoRMS webservice http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=webservice


Publications

A decade of the World Register of Marine Species - General insights and experiences from the Data Management Team: Where are we, what have we learned and how can we continue?

Vandepitte L,Vanhoorne B,Decock W,Vranken S,Lanssens T,Dekeyzer S,Verfaille K,Horton T,Kroh A,Hernandez F,Mees J
PLoS One 2018

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Models and Formats

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This record is not implemented by any policy.


Credit

Record Maintainer

  • This record is maintained by WoRMS

Funds

Maintains

Grant Number(s)

  • AquaRES (BR/132/A6/AQUARES; 2014-2016) (EMODnet Biology III)

  • EASME/EMFF/2016/1.3.1.2 – Lot 5/SI2/750022 (EMODnet Biology III)

  • EU FP6 / GOCE-CT-2003-505446; 2004-2009 (Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning EU Network of Excellence)

  • INFRA-2008-1.2.2 – Scientific Data Infrastructures – Grant Agreement 238988; 2009-2012 (4D4Life)

  • MARE/2008/03 - Lot 4 Biology – Contract nr SI2.531562; 2009-2011 (EMODnet Biology)

  • MARE/2012/10 – Lot 5 Biology – Contract nr SI2.657705; 2012-2016 (EMODnet Biology II)

  • PESI/EU-FP7 - RI-223806; 2009-2011 (Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure)