Source databases

 
 
 

The data in current edition of the Catalogue of Life have been provided by 169 resources. 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. Several 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 name; home page address; the author(s) or editor(s); host organisation; the group for which data are provided, preceded by its higher classification; and the number of species and infraspecific taxa included in this checklist.

Database Qualifiers
In the Catalogue of Life we introduce "Database Qualifiers" which shown in the interface. Qualifiers give users a quick guide to the reliability of presented data. Qualifiers have been given by authors/editors of each database and appear on the Database Details page, and alongside, with the database name on each Species Details page. Qualifiers reflect data reliability in the Catalogue of Life only, and are not applicable to the original view of the database throught its own website. Qualifiers include:

• Geographic Coverage (values G for "Global" and R for "Regional")
• Taxonomic Completeness (values 1 - 100%)
• Checklist Confidence (values —, see below for details)
- Caution! This data set does not contain well-scrutinised taxonomic checklist, and in parts may be a list of taxonomically unvetted names only. However, it is used temporarily by the Catalogue of Life to fill major gaps as only available source at the time. See database abstract for more details.
- Caution! This data set is a scrutinised taxonomic checklist, but it is incomplete and at an early stage of its development. See database abstract for more details.
- This is a well-scrutinised taxonomic checklist, but it is restricted to a subset of species by geography (regional database), or sector of biological discipline (e.g. thematic database in particular ecological area, conservation, quarantine, pest and disease control, medicine or molecular biology, etc). This data set was included in the Catalogue of Life to fill gaps at lower levels of the taxonomic classification (e.g. species, genera) as temporarily solution. See database abstract for more details.
- This is a nearly complete and fully scrutinised taxonomic checklist with a good quality of expertise at the current stage of its development.
- This is a complete and fully scrutinised taxonomic checklist for an entire taxon with a high quality of expertise and frequent updates, which covers nearly all known species diversity in the taxon worldwide.


Source database English name of the group Living species ascending Extinct species
Species 2000 additional Common Names for the Catalogue of Life 0 0
PaleoBioDB: The Paleobiology Database UPDATED! Paleoradiolarians, trilobites, paleodecapods, ammonites, belemnites, paleobrachyopods, dinosaurs and other paleoreptiles 0 39,976
SF Coleorrhyncha: Coleorrhyncha Species File NEW! Fossilised moss bugs 0 66
CoL Management Classification: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms Biota 0 0
IRMNG: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera NEW! All genera 0 0
Animal biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013) NEW! Animal classification 0 0
WoRMS Placozoa: World Placozoa Database UPDATED! Placozoans or pancake animals 1 0
WoRMS Merostomata: World List of Merostomata UPDATED! Horseshoe crabs 4 0
WoRMS Xenoturbellida: World List of Xenoturbellida UPDATED! Xenoturbellids 5 0
WoRMS Bochusacea: World List of Bochusacea UPDATED! 6 0
WoRMS Brachypoda: World List of Brachypoda UPDATED! Brachypods 12 0
WoRMS Mystacocarida: World List of Mystacocarida UPDATED! Mystacocarids 13 0
Phoronida Database UPDATED! Horseshoe worms 19 0
SF Mantophasmatodea: Mantophasmatodea Species File UPDATED! Gladiators or rock crawlers 19 6
WoRMS Priapulida: World List of Priapulida UPDATED! Priapulid worms or penis worms 20 0
WoRMS Orthonectida: World List of Orthonectida UPDATED! Orthonectids 25 0
WoRMS Loricifera: World list of Loricifera NEW! Loriciferans 28 0
WoRMS Remipedia: World Remipedia Database UPDATED! Remipedes 29 0
WoRMS Cephalochordata: World List of Cephalochordata UPDATED! Lancelets 30 0
MBB: Moss Bug Base Moss bugs 32 0
SF Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattodea Species File UPDATED! Ice crawlers 33 542
WoRMS Tantulocarida: World List of Tantulocarida UPDATED! Tantulocaridans 38 0
WoRMS Thermosbaenacea: World List of Thermosbaenacea UPDATED! Hot-springs shrimps 38 0
SF Zoraptera: Zoraptera Species File UPDATED! Zorapterans 43 9
WoRMS Corallimorpharia: World List of Corallimorpharia NEW! 46 0
WoRMS Cubozoa: World list of Cubozoa NEW! Box jellyfishes, sea wasps 47 0
WoRMS Staurozoa: World list of Staurozoa NEW! Stalked jellyfishes 50 0
FADA Halacaridae: World checklist of freshwater Halacaridae species Aquatic mites 59 0
WoRMS Leptostraca: World List of Leptostraca UPDATED! Leptostraca 60 2
WoRMS Appendicularia: World List of Appendicularia NEW! Pelagic tunicates 68 0
WoRMS Thaliacea: World list of Thaliacea NEW! Thaliaceans 78 0
ETI WBD: World Biodiversity Database (Euphausiacea) Krill 86 0
WoRMS Gnathostomulida: World List of Gnathostomulida UPDATED! Gnathostomulids or jaw worms 101 0
WoRMS Rhombozoa: World List of Rhombozoa UPDATED! Rhombozoans 122 0
WoRMS Chaetognatha: World List of Chaetognatha UPDATED! Arrow worms 131 0
WoRMS Ceriantharia: World list of Ceriantharia NEW! Tube-dwelling anemones 135 0
Mites GSDs: RhodacaridBase Rhodacarid mites 145 0
Droseraceae Database Sundew family 179 0
WoRMS Kinorhyncha: World List of Kinorhyncha UPDATED! Mud dragons 188 0
SF Chrysididae: Chrysididae Species File UPDATED! Cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps 190 7
WoRMS Scyphozoa: World list of Scyphozoa NEW! Jellyfishes 191 0
WoRMS Myxozoa: World list of Myxozoa Myxozoans 194 0
WoRMS Ctenophora: Phylum Ctenophora, a list of all valid species names harvested from the Internet between 1998 - present NEW! Comb jellies, sea walnuts 200 11
Gymnodinium: The dinoflagellate genus Gymnodinium checklist NEW! 228 31
Tessaratomidae Database: Illustrated catalog of Tessaratomidae UPDATED! Tessaratomids 255 1
WoRMS Antipatharia: World List of Antipatharia NEW! 269 0
Glomeromycota UPDATED! Glomeromycota 284 0
WoRMS Zoantharia: World List of Zoantharia NEW! 284 0
RJB Geranium: Geranium Taxonomic Information System UPDATED! Cranesbills, geraniums 320 0
The World List of Cycads, online edition Cycads 353 0
FADA Nematomorpha: World checklist of freshwater Nematomorpha species Freshwater hairworms 356 0
Trichomycetes UPDATED! Fungi associated with Arthropods 385 0
CIPA: Computer Aided Identification of Phlebotomine sandflies of Americas Phlebotomine sandflies 396 0
Brachiopoda Database UPDATED! Lamp-shells 396 0
SF Embioptera: Embioptera Species File UPDATED! Webspinners 398 17
WoRMS Polycystina: World List of Polycystina (Radiolaria) UPDATED! Polycystines (radiolarian protists) 417 0
Mites GSDs: OlogamasidBase Ologamasid mites 446 0
Strepsiptera Database: Global Strepsiptera Database UPDATED! Twisted-winged parasites 602 11
Conifer Database Conifers 615 0
BdelloideaBase: Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases Bdellid and cunaxid mites 665 0
Rhytismatales UPDATED! Tar-spot fungi 769 0
WoRMS Gastrotricha: World Gastrotricha Database UPDATED! Gastrotrichs or hairy backs 841 0
TicksBase Ticks 867 0
Mites GSDs: TenuipalpidBase Tenuipalpid mites 887 0
WoRMS Echinoidea: World Echinoidea Database UPDATED! Sea urchins 1,013 3,134
FADA Cladocera: World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species Water fleas 1,043 0
Nepticuloidea: Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the World Pigmy moths & white eyecap moths 1,055 18
Zygomycetes UPDATED! Pin moulds and related fungi 1,079 0
Saccharomycetes UPDATED! Ascomycetous yeast forming fungi 1,086 0
WoRMS Hexacoral: Hexacorallians (Actiniaria) of the World NEW! Sea anemones, tube anemones, hard corals, black corals 1,129 0
Nomen.eumycetozoa.com: An online nomenclatural information system of Eumycetozoa UPDATED! Slime molds 1,184 0
Microsporidia: Unicellular spore-forming protozoan parasites UPDATED! Microsporidians 1,222 0
SpmWeb: Spider Mites Web Spider mites 1,265 0
Phyllachorales UPDATED! Tropical tar-spot fungi 1,311 0
WoRMS PycnoBase: World Pycnogonida Database NEW! Sea spiders 1,344 10
WoRMS Nemertea: World Nemertea Database UPDATED! Ribbon worms 1,374 2
WoRMS Tanaidacea: World List of Tanaidacea UPDATED! Tanaids 1,399 22
Pterophoroidea: Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World NEW! Plume moths 1,463 0
WWW: World Wide Wattle UPDATED! Wattles, thorntrees, acacias 1,476 0
WoRMS Cumacea: World Cumacea Database UPDATED! Cumaceans or hooded shrimps 1,541 0
The White-Files: Taxonomic checklist of the world’s whiteflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) UPDATED! Whiteflies 1,557 0
WoRMS Scleractinia: World List of Scleractinia NEW! 1,581 86
NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Various animalian taxa from New Zealand 1,677 0
WoRMS Holothuroidea: World List of Holothuroidea UPDATED! Sea cucumbers 1,711 0
Brentids: Brentidae of the World UPDATED! Straight-snouted weevils 1,755 0
Global Gracillariidae: Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae Gracillariid moths 1,855 0
WoRMS Asteroidea: World Asteroidea Database UPDATED! Starfish or sea stars 1,878 1
SF Dermaptera: Dermaptera Species File UPDATED! Earwigs 1,894 48
WoRMS Cestoda: World List of Cestoda Tapeworms 1,905 0
WoRMS Oligochaeta: World List of Marine Oligochaeta UPDATED! Earthworms, oligochaetes 1,984 0
FADA Rotifera: Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera) Rotifers 2,014 0
Parhost: World Database of Fleas Fleas 2,047 0
Xylariaceae: Home of the Xylariaceae UPDATED! Fungi associated with dead wood 2,071 0
WoRMS Ophiuroidea: World Ophiuroidea database UPDATED! Brittle stars and basket stars 2,087 277
Mites GSDs: PhytoseiidBase Phytoseiid mites 2,186 0
The Scorpion Files Scorpions 2,217 0
Catalogue of Life China Various taxa from China 2,255 0
Lace Bugs Database (Hemiptera: Tingidae) UPDATED! Lace bugs 2,338 13
AnnonBase: Annonaceae GSD Custard apples 2,440 0
Tineidae NHM: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera) Clothes-moths 2,443 0
SF Mantodea: Mantodea Species File UPDATED! Praying mantids 2,487 26
COOL: Cercopoidea Organised On Line UPDATED! Froghoppers 2,624 0
WoRMS Ascidiacea: Ascidiacea World Database NEW! Ascidians, sea squirts 2,917 0
SF Isoptera: Isoptera Species File NEW! Termites 2,919 144
SF Coreoidea: Coreoidea Species File UPDATED! Leatherbugs 3,107 12
ChiloBase: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) for the web Centipedes 3,146 0
ICTV/MSL: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses / Master Species List Viruses and subviral agents 3,186 0
SF Phasmida: Phasmida Species File UPDATED! Stick and leaf insects 3,196 0
FADA Ephemeroptera: World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species Mayflies 3,341 0
Psyl'list: Psylloidea database UPDATED! Jumping plant lice 3,455 52
WoRMS Octocorallia: World List of Octocorallia UPDATED! Soft corals, blue coral, sea pens and gorgonians 3,628 3
SF Plecoptera: Plecoptera Species File UPDATED! Stoneflies 3,662 231
WoRMS Hydrozoa: World Hydrozoa Database UPDATED! Hydroids 3,704 32
Brassicaceae species checklist and database Crucifers, mustard or cabbage family 3,778 0
WoRMS Monogenea: World List of Monogenea Monogenean flatworms 3,925 1
SF Lygaeoidea: Lygaeoidea Species File UPDATED! Seed bugs 4,164 113
SF Cockroach: Cockroach Species File UPDATED! Cockroaches 4,649 0
Dothideomycetes UPDATED! 5,126 0
SF Aphid: Aphid Species File UPDATED! Aphids and allied groups 5,234 320
WoRMS Bryozoa: World List of Bryozoa UPDATED! Bryozoans, moss animals 5,443 175
WoRMS Trematoda: World List of Trematoda Flukes 5,648 0
Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata Dragonflies and damselflies 5,912 0
WoRMS Turbellarians: World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora NEW! 6,177 2
ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea) Vespid wasps 6,203 0
WoRMS Ostracoda: World Ostracoda Database NEW! Ostracods 6,304 0
LDL NSW: Neuropterida Species of the World UPDATED! Lacewings, antlions, owlflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, snakeflies and relatives 6,518 925
WoRMS Brachyura: World List of marine Brachyura UPDATED! Crabs 7,047 2
ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World Scale insects 7,090 0
ELPT: Early Land Plants Today UPDATED! Hornworts and liverworts 7,424 225
GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System Hairstreaks, blues, coppers, swallowtails and whites 8,001 0
CilCat: The World Ciliate Catalog Ciliates 8,667 0
WoRMS Porifera: World Porifera database UPDATED! Sponges 8,899 29
WoRMS Foraminifera: World Foraminifera Database UPDATED! Foraminifers 8,963 0
LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes Lichens 9,614 0
The Reptile Database Reptiles 10,233 0
WoRMS Isopoda: World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database UPDATED! Pillbugs, slaters and woodlice 10,331 29
3i Auchenorrhyncha: World Auchenorrhyncha Database NEW! Cicadas, leafhoppers & treehoppers 10,456 523
SF Psocodea: Psocodea Species File UPDATED! Bark lices & parasitic lices 10,852 138
PBI Plant Bug: On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) Plant bugs 11,138 0
WoRMS Polychaeta: World Polychaeta database UPDATED! Bristle worms 11,663 505
FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB UPDATED! Planthoppers 13,112 306
World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World UPDATED! Ferns and fern-allies 13,271 0
MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database Mosses 13,364 0
3i Curculio: 3i taxonomic databases, Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae UPDATED! Broad-nosed weevils 13,546 23
HymIS: Hymenoptera Information System UPDATED! Crabronids, spider-hunting and rhopalosomatid wasps 13,798 4
WoRMS Copepoda: World of Copepods database NEW! Copepods 14,693 2
Jewel Beetles: The World of Jewel Beetles NEW! Jewel beetles 14,718 176
CCW: Catalogue of Craneflies of the World Craneflies 14,827 0
MOWD: Membracoidea of the World Database Treehoppers and leafhoppers 15,387 0
WoRMS MilliBase: MilliBase NEW! Diplopods, pauropods and symphylans 16,008 12
ILDIS World Database of Legumes Legumes 16,371 0
UCD: Universal Chalcidoidea Database Chalcidoid wasps 19,846 0
ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist Bees 20,446 0
SF Orthoptera: Orthoptera Species File UPDATED! Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets 27,240 759
FishBase UPDATED! Fishes 33,932 0
TITAN: Cerambycidae database Longhorn beetles, timber beetles 33,955 0
ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System UPDATED! Wide range of taxa in all kingdoms 34,268 0
Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database UPDATED! Scarab beetles 39,035 277
CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles UPDATED! Ground beetles 39,360 408
Taxapad Ichneumonoidea Ichneumonid and braconid wasps 42,370 0
WSC: World Spider Catalog UPDATED! Spiders 46,609 0
WoRMS Mollusca: MolluscaBase Marine molluscs 57,772 9,540
WTaxa: Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea) Weevils 84,759 0
ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System UPDATED! Wide range of global taxonomic checklists of different taxa 103,449 0
Species Fungorum UPDATED! Fungi; protozoan fungi; chromistan fungi 115,209 0
WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families UPDATED! 116 families of seed plants 120,291 0
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index Butterflies and moths 135,016 0
Systema Dipterorum Flies, mosquitoes, bots, midges and gnats 138,934 0
World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World UPDATED! 310 families of flowering plants 179,210 0