Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and related databases.
The World Register of Marine Species is an over 90% complete open-access inventory of all marine species names. Here we illustrate the scale of the problems with species names, synonyms, and their classification, and describe how WoRMS publishes online quality assured information on marine species....
Main Authors: | Mark J Costello, Philippe Bouchet, Geoff Boxshall, Kristian Fauchald, Dennis Gordon, Bert W Hoeksema, Gary C B Poore, Rob W M van Soest, Sabine Stöhr, T Chad Walter, Bart Vanhoorne, Wim Decock, Ward Appeltans |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3541386?pdf=render |
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