The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.[1]
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the information, which is gathered from the primary scientific literature as well as from some external regional and taxon-specific databases. WoRMS maintains valid names of all marine organisms, but also provides information on synonyms and invalid names. It is an ongoing task to maintain the registry, since new species are constantly being discovered and described by scientists; in addition, the nomenclature and taxonomy of existing species is often corrected or changed as new research is constantly being published.
Subsets of WoRMS content are made available, and can have separate badging and their own home/launch pages, as "subregisters", such as the World List of Marine Acanthocephala, World List of Actiniaria, World Amphipoda Database, World Porifera Database, and so on. As of December 2018 there were 60 such taxonomic subregisters, including a number presently under construction.[2] A second category of subregisters comprises regional species databases such as the African Register of Marine Species, Belgian Register of Marine Species, etc., while a third comprises thematic subsets such as the World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS), World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS), etc. In all of these cases, the base data are entered and held once only as part of the WoRMS data system for ease of maintenance and data consistency, and are redisplayed as needed in the context of the relevant subregister or subregisters to which they may also belong.
Certain subregisters expand content beyond the original "marine" concept of WoRMS by including freshwater or terrestrial taxa for completeness in their designated area of interest; such records can be excluded from a standard search of WoRMS by selecting appropriate options in the online search interface.
History
WoRMS was founded in 2008 and grew out of the European Register of Marine Species and the UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO), which was compiled by Jacob van der Land (and several colleagues) at the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden.[3] It is primarily funded by the European Union and hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Ostend, Belgium. WoRMS has established formal agreements with several other biodiversity projects, including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the Encyclopedia of Life. In 2008, WoRMS stated that it hoped to have an up-to-date record of all marine species completed by 2010, the year in which the Census of Marine Life was completed.[4]
As of February 2018, WoRMS contained listings for 480,931 marine species names (including synonyms) of which 240,633 are valid marine species (95 % checked). Their goal is to have a listing for each of the approximately more than 240,000 marine species.[5][6]
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^"About". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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^Costello, MJ; Bouchet, P; Boxshall, GW; Fauchald, K; Gordon, DP; et, al. (2013). "Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and related databases". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): e51629. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...851629C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051629. PMC3541386. PMID 23505408.
^"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG)". Lifewatch regional portal. LifeWatch. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^A, Kroh (2019). "World Echinoidea Database - Global Biodiversity Information Facility World Echinoidea Database in the Catalogue of Life". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. doi:10.15468/772rr4. Retrieved 16 January 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Horton, Tammy; Gofas, Serge; Kroh, Andreas; Poore, Gary C. B.; Read, Geoffrey; Rosenberg, Gary; Stöhr, Sabine; Bailly, Nicolas; Boury-Esnault, Nicole (2017-12-28). "Improving nomenclatural consistency: a decade of experience in the World Register of Marine Species". European Journal of Taxonomy (389). doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.389. ISSN 2118-9773.
Vandepitte, Leen; Vanhoorne, Bart; Decock, Wim; Vranken, Sofie; Lanssens, Thomas; Dekeyzer, Stefanie; Verfaille, Kevin; Horton, Tammy; Kroh, Andreas (2018-04-06). "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?". PLOS ONE. 13 (4): e0194599. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1394599V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194599. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC5889062. PMID 29624577.
May 12, 2023
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WoRMS redirects here For other uses see Worms disambiguation The World Register of Marine Species WoRMS is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms 1 World Register of Marine SpeciesAbbreviationWoRMSFormation2008HeadquartersOstend BelgiumCoordinates51 13 40 25 N 2 56 28 07 E 51 2278472 N 2 9411306 E 51 2278472 2 9411306Websitemarinespecies org Contents 1 Content 2 History 2 1 World Echinoidea Database 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksContent EditThe content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism These taxonomists control the quality of the information which is gathered from the primary scientific literature as well as from some external regional and taxon specific databases WoRMS maintains valid names of all marine organisms but also provides information on synonyms and invalid names It is an ongoing task to maintain the registry since new species are constantly being discovered and described by scientists in addition the nomenclature and taxonomy of existing species is often corrected or changed as new research is constantly being published Subsets of WoRMS content are made available and can have separate badging and their own home launch pages as subregisters such as the World List of Marine Acanthocephala World List of Actiniaria World Amphipoda Database World Porifera Database and so on As of December 2018 there were 60 such taxonomic subregisters including a number presently under construction 2 A second category of subregisters comprises regional species databases such as the African Register of Marine Species Belgian Register of Marine Species etc while a third comprises thematic subsets such as the World Register of Deep Sea species WoRDSS World Register of Introduced Marine Species WRiMS etc In all of these cases the base data are entered and held once only as part of the WoRMS data system for ease of maintenance and data consistency and are redisplayed as needed in the context of the relevant subregister or subregisters to which they may also belong Certain subregisters expand content beyond the original marine concept of WoRMS by including freshwater or terrestrial taxa for completeness in their designated area of interest such records can be excluded from a standard search of WoRMS by selecting appropriate options in the online search interface History EditWoRMS was founded in 2008 and grew out of the European Register of Marine Species and the UNESCO IOC Register of Marine Organisms URMO which was compiled by Jacob van der Land and several colleagues at the National Museum of Natural History Leiden 3 It is primarily funded by the European Union and hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ in Ostend Belgium WoRMS has established formal agreements with several other biodiversity projects including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the Encyclopedia of Life In 2008 WoRMS stated that it hoped to have an up to date record of all marine species completed by 2010 the year in which the Census of Marine Life was completed 4 As of February 2018 WoRMS contained listings for 480 931 marine species names including synonyms of which 240 633 are valid marine species 95 checked Their goal is to have a listing for each of the approximately more than 240 000 marine species 5 6 VLIZ also hosts the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera IRMNG using a common infrastructure 7 In 2021 for the first time a genus was named after this database Wormsina Harzhauser amp Landau 2021 8 World Echinoidea Database Edit The World Echinoidea Database was listed with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility on 27 February 2015 but was later rejected 9 See also EditAlgaeBase Catalog of Fishes Census of Marine Life CoML Ocean Biogeographic Information System OBIS References Edit Towards a World Register of Marine Species World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2009 02 16 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species www marinespecies org About World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 24 2013 Catherine Brahic 2008 06 25 How many species live in the sea New Scientist WoRMS World Register of Marine Species World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2018 02 11 Costello MJ Bouchet P Boxshall GW Fauchald K Gordon DP et al 2013 Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species WoRMS and related databases PLOS ONE 8 1 e51629 Bibcode 2013PLoSO 851629C doi 10 1371 journal pone 0051629 PMC 3541386 PMID 23505408 Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera IRMNG Lifewatch regional portal LifeWatch Retrieved 10 December 2018 MolluscaBase eds 2021 MolluscaBase Wormsina Harzhauser amp Landau 2021 Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at https www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 1514599 on 2021 06 14 A Kroh 2019 World Echinoidea Database Global Biodiversity Information Facility World Echinoidea Database in the Catalogue of Life Global Biodiversity Information Facility doi 10 15468 772rr4 Retrieved 16 January 2021 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External links Edit Wikidata has the property WoRMS ID for taxa P850 see uses Official website Horton Tammy Gofas Serge Kroh Andreas Poore Gary C B Read Geoffrey Rosenberg Gary Stohr Sabine Bailly Nicolas Boury Esnault Nicole 2017 12 28 Improving nomenclatural consistency a decade of experience in the World Register of Marine Species European Journal of Taxonomy 389 doi 10 5852 ejt 2017 389 ISSN 2118 9773 Vandepitte Leen Vanhoorne Bart Decock Wim Vranken Sofie Lanssens Thomas Dekeyzer Stefanie Verfaille Kevin Horton Tammy Kroh Andreas 2018 04 06 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 PLOS ONE 13 4 e0194599 Bibcode 2018PLoSO 1394599V doi 10 1371 journal pone 0194599 ISSN 1932 6203 PMC 5889062 PMID 29624577 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Register of Marine Species amp oldid 1154347272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
