An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names
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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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Rotifer World Catalog now available through the Aphia platform
Added on: 2025-08-04 16:04:28 by Goharimanesh, Mona
Almost 20 years after the idea to „set up an individual page for every rotifer species” (2006), the Rotifer World Catalog finds a new home in Aphia, the data infrastructure behind the World Register of Marine Species. A dedicated portal was set up for these conspicuous micro-organisms, and their marine representatives are displayed through WoRMS as well. ...
Introducing the World List of Myxozoa
Added on: 2025-07-31 16:07:28 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
Today is the launch day for the World List of Myxozoa, a Global Species Database under the umbrella of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). ...[Add] [Older news... ]
Currently in WoRMS
Accepted marine species
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Marine species names, including synonyms
519 384
Species with image
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