Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:05:31 +0000 en Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:55:00 +0000 Centipedes and millipedes seem unlikely animals to find on seashores but in fact there are several species of millipede and more than forty centipedes (notably the geophilomorphs or “wire centipedes”) that are known from around high water or below on beaches around the world and there are certainly other species to be recorded from such sites.... ]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:51:00 +0000 Match taxa in the menu. You can upload a list of species names and the system will return your file matched with the species names in WoRMS. It notifies when the name is an unaccepted synonym, if the spelling is not exact (phonetic or near matches), the authority and publication date, the hierarchical classification, quality status (expert validated or not), the persistent WoRMS LSID and citation for each name. When there are multiple matches the system provides a pick-list.... ]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 12:50:00 +0000 Their 2010 annual report "State of Observed Species (SOS)" makes on overview of nearly two million species of which one million are insects. In 2008, 18,225 living species and 2,140 animal fossil species were described as new to science. WoRMS is now an official data partner. ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:47:00 +0000 The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is pleased to announce funding from the Census of Marine Life (CoML) Synthesis group at Memorial University to help complete draft species lists for gaps in taxon coverage in WoRMS.... ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:39:00 +0000 WoRMS is contributing to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the development of international biodiversity informatics science through participating in the Global Names Index (GNI) initiative (www.globalnames.org).... ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:53:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:47:00 +0000 Hydrozoa are among the most diverse group of cnidarians. The World Hydrozoa database includes all extant hydrozoan species and is intended to act as a tool for anyone needing correct taxonomic information, both specialists and non-specialists alike. Visit: www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa.... ]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:23:00 +0000 This is the smallest of all animal databases yet; it contains a single valid species, Trichoplax adhaerens. This actual situation is soon to change radically. The World Placozoa Database is online at www.marinespecies.org/placozoa.... ]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 13:52:00 +0000 In February 2009, an editorial appeared in Nature 'The way ahead for polar science'. The authors stressed that, although the 4th International Polar Year (IPY) has come to an end, polar research should remain a top priority. They also urged for setting up an open archive to collect all the data generated by IPY and to make these publicly available for further research.... ]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:57:00 +0000 The World Cetacea Database containing all currently accepted scientific names for whales, dolphins and porpoises is now up and running. Visit www.marinespecies.org/cetacea.... ]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:52:00 +0000 The Remipedia DB has been launched and is running on www.marinespecies.org/remipedia. It contains all currently known and recognized species (and higher taxa).... ]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:55:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:06:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:00:00 +0000 I just wished to announce that the World Asteroidea Database containing all currently accepted starfish names (over 1,800 and counting) is now up and running! Visit www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea... ]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:46:00 +0000 Today the Smithsonian Institution, on behalf of EoL and the Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data (SMEBD), on behalf of WoRMS, has officially come to an agreement to work together to develop and share biodiversity information.... ]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:37:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:39:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0000 WoRMS now hosts the IOC Reference List on Toxic Algae, which provides information on more than 70 marine toxic algae. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Over 55 scientists from 17 countries met at the Flanders Marine Institute and planned the completion of a World Register of Marine Species by 2010, at a MarBEF workshop.... ]]> Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000 In a new BBC series, Kate Humble sets sail on a 2,000-mile adventure across the Pacific with a team of top natural history filmmakers and deep-water marine biologists.... ]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Out of 10 submissions, this logo won the competition during a plenary vote at the Marine Taxonomy Workshop in Ostend. We'd like to thank everyone for their contributions and special thanks and congratulations go to Arnaud Brecht from Paris. ]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Sun, 31 May 2009 22:00:00 +0000 Marking the World Register's official inauguration, some 55 researchers from 17 countries met in Belgium to plan its completion by 2010. Leading World Register experts independently estimate that about 230,000 marine species are known to science. They also believe there are three times as many unknown (unnamed) marine species as known, for a grand total on Earth that could surpass 1 million.... ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 22:00:00 +0000 WorMS is being showcased on a series of gigantic (75m long) one Million-Word Street Posters in Christchurch (New Zealand).... ]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000 ... ]]>