Source databases

The data in the 2007 Annual Checklist have been provided by 47 databases. Of these, 10 are new to the 2007 edition and 18 have been updated over the past year. Most datasets include one or more global species database sectors (GSDs), i.e. datasets being developed to cover all of the world's species in a particular group of organisms. A few datasets provide regional information for groups not yet covered globally. The datasets result from collaboration and editing by many expert taxonomists, whose names are found in the datasets themselves. A brief summary is listed below giving: database short and full names; home page on the web; the author(s) or editor(s); organisation; the group for which data are provided, preceded by its higher classification; and the number of species and infraspecific taxa included in this Annual Checklist.

Source databaseEnglish name of the groupAccepted scientific names

Additional Common Names for the Catalogue of Life

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AFD: Australian Faunal Directory (Pulmonata)

Snails and slugs (some groups)

978

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AlgaeBase

Seaweeds and other algae, including blue-green algae (cyanobacteria); seagrasses

38,360

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AnnonBase: World Species List of Annonaceae

Custard apples

2,429

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BDWD: BioSystematic Database of World Diptera

Flies, mosquitoes, bots, midges and gnats

131,152

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BIOS: Bacteriology Insight Orienting System

Bacteria, archaea

6,974

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CCW: Catalogue of Craneflies of the World

Craneflies

15,468

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ChiloBase: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) for the web

Centipedes

3,466

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CIPA: Computer Aided Identification of Phlebotomine sandflies of Americas

Phlebotomine sandflies

419

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Conifer Database

Conifers

1,011

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EMBL Reptile Database

Reptiles

12,740

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ETI WBD: World Biodiversity Database (Euphausiacea)

Krill

86

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FishBase

Fishes

29,878

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FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB

Planthoppers

9,225

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GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System

Swallowtail butterflies

553

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Glomeromycota database

Glomeromycota

160

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Hexacorals: Hexacorallians of the World

Sea anemones

738

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ICTVdB: The Universal Virus Database

Viruses and subviral agents

5,811

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ILDIS World Database of Legumes

Legumes

25,055

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IOPI Global Plant Checklist

Cycads and 6 families of seed plants

34,450

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ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Diverse groups of animals, plants, chromista and protozoans (mainly from N America)

166,841

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LecyPages: The Lecythidaceae Pages

Brazil nut family

338

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LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

Butterflies and moths

253,860

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MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database

Mosses

13,370

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Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World

Dragonflies and damselflies

6,162

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OSF2: Orthoptera Species File Online

Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets

25,583

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Parhost: World Database of Fleas

Fleas

2,892

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Phyllachorales

Tropical tar-spot fungi

1,423

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Porifera: World Porifera Database

Sponges

8,600

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Rhytismatales

Tar-spot fungi

452

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RJB Geranium: Geranium Taxonomic Information System

Cranesbills, geraniums

430

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Rotifera Database - Beta version

Rotifers

2,116

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ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World

Scale insects

7,190

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Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database

Scarab beetles

18,507

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Species Fungorum

Fungi; protozoan fungi; chromistan fungi

32,388

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SpidCat: The World Spider Catalog

Spiders

38,630

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SysMyr: Systematic Myriapod Database

Diplopods, pauropods and symphylans

11,466

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TicksBase

Ticks

889

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Tineidae NHM: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)

Clothes-moths

2,346

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TITAN: Cerambycidae database

Longicorn beetles, timber beetles

29,844

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Trichomycetes

Fungi associated with Arthropods

265

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UCD: Universal Chalcidoidea Database

Chalcidoid wasps

7,757

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URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Marine invertebrates and chordates

14,774

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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

11 families of seed plants

30,584

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WTaxa: Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea)

Weevils

84,246

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Xylariaceae: Home of the Xylariaceae

Fungi associated with dead wood

319

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ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea)

Vespid wasps

7,316

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Zygomycetes

Zygote fungi

817

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