Source databases

 
 
 

The data in current edition of the Catalogue of Life have been provided by 156 databases. 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 Extinct species ascending
CCW: Catalogue of Craneflies of the World Craneflies 14,827 0
CIPA: Computer Aided Identification of Phlebotomine sandflies of Americas Phlebotomine sandflies 396 0
Species 2000 additional Common Names for the Catalogue of Life 0 0
The Reptile Database UPDATED! Reptiles 10,233 0
ETI WBD: World Biodiversity Database (Euphausiacea) Krill 86 0
FishBase UPDATED! Fishes 33,388 0
Glomeromycota Glomeromycota 272 0
Hexacorals: Hexacorallians of the World Sea anemones 738 0
ICTV/MSL: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses / Master Species List Viruses and subviral agents 3,186 0
ILDIS World Database of Legumes Legumes 16,371 0
IOPI Global Plant Checklist Five families of seed plants 1,845 0
ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System UPDATED! Wide range of taxa in all kingdoms 39,855 0
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index Butterflies and moths 136,051 0
MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database Mosses 13,364 0
Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata Dragonflies and damselflies 5,912 0
Parhost: World Database of Fleas Fleas 2,047 0
Phyllachorales Tropical tar-spot fungi 1,339 0
WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 113 families of seed plants 120,279 0
Rhytismatales Tar-spot fungi 705 0
ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World Scale insects 7,090 0
Species Fungorum Fungi; protozoan fungi; chromistan fungi 111,519 0
WSC: World Spider Catalog UPDATED! Spiders 45,826 0
TicksBase Ticks 867 0
Tineidae NHM: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera) Clothes-moths 2,443 0
TITAN: Cerambycidae database Longhorn beetles, timber beetles 33,955 0
Trichomycetes Fungi associated with Arthropods 385 0
UCD: Universal Chalcidoidea Database Chalcidoid wasps 19,846 0
URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms Many groups of marine invertebrates and chordates 6,377 0
Xylariaceae: Home of the Xylariaceae Fungi associated with dead wood 3,412 0
ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea) Vespid wasps 6,203 0
Zygomycetes Pin moulds and related fungi 1,047 0
WTaxa: Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea) UPDATED! Weevils 84,760 0
AnnonBase: Annonaceae GSD Custard apples 2,440 0
SysMyr: Systematic Myriapod Database Diplopods, pauropods and symphylans 12,635 0
ChiloBase: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) for the web Centipedes 3,146 0
LecyPages: The Lecythidaceae Pages Brazil nut family 311 0
Conifer Database Conifers 615 0
GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System Hairstreaks, blues, coppers, swallowtails and whites 8,001 0
FADA Rotifera: Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera) Rotifers 2,014 0
RJB Geranium: Geranium Taxonomic Information System Cranesbills, geraniums 344 0
Global Gracillariidae: Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae Gracillariid moths 1,855 0
PhasmidaSF: Phasmida Species File UPDATED! Stick and leaf insects 3,141 0
CockroachSF: Cockroach Species File UPDATED! Cockroaches 4,649 0
COOL: Cercopoidea Organised On Line Froghoppers 2,608 0
Nomen.eumycetozoa.com: An online nomenclatural information system of Eumycetozoa UPDATED! Slime moulds 1,166 0
Psyl'list: Psylloidea database Jumping plant lice 3,385 0
LDL Neuropterida Species of the World Lacewings, antlions, owlflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, snakeflies and relatives 6,424 0
LHD: Lacistemataceae Holistic Database Waits Numi plant family 24 0
Brachiopoda Database UPDATED! Lamp-shells 396 0
WoRMS Cumacea: World Cumacea database UPDATED! Cumaceans or hooded shrimps 1,533 0
WoRMS Proseriata-Kalyptorhynchia: World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia Freeliving flatworms 1,005 0
Mites GSDs: OlogamasidBase Ologamasid mites 446 0
Solanaceae Source Nightshade genus 1,082 0
Droseraceae Database Sundew family 179 0
ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist Bees 20,446 0
Taxapad Ichneumonoidea Ichneumonid and braconid wasps 42,370 0
Mites GSDs: RhodacaridBase Rhodacarid mites 145 0
Mites GSDs: PhytoseiidBase Phytoseiid mites 2,186 0
Brassicaceae species checklist and database Crucifers, mustard or cabbage family 3,778 0
NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Various animalian taxa from New Zealand 2,242 0
MBB: Moss Bug Base Moss bugs 32 0
Mites GSDs: TenuipalpidBase Tenuipalpid mites 887 0
LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes Lichens 9,614 0
BdelloideaBase: Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases Bdellid and cunaxid mites 665 0
SpmWeb: Spider Mites Web Spider mites 1,265 0
WoRMS Nemertea: World Nemertea database UPDATED! Ribbon worms 1,250 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
WoRMS Remipedia: World Remipedia Database UPDATED! Remipedes 28 0
WoRMS Tantulocarida: World List of Tantulocarida UPDATED! Tantulocaridans 36 0
WoRMS Thermosbaenacea: World List of Thermosbaenacea UPDATED! Hot-springs shrimps 36 0
MOWD: Membracoidea of the World Database Treehoppers and leafhoppers 15,387 0
Saccharomycetes Ascomycetous yeast forming fungi 1,087 0
Dothideomycetes 5,296 0
WoRMS Oligochaeta: World List of Marine Oligochaeta UPDATED! Earthworms, oligochaetes 913 0
WoRMS Xenoturbellida: World List of Xenoturbellida UPDATED! Xenoturbellids 6 0
Systema Dipterorum Flies, mosquitoes, bots, midges and gnats 138,934 0
Phoronida Database UPDATED! Horseshoe worms 19 0
WoRMS Holothuroidea: World List of Holothuroidea UPDATED! Sea cucumbers 1,695 0
WoRMS Polycystina: World list of Polycystina (Radiolaria) UPDATED! Polycystines (radiolarian protists) 417 0
CilCat: The World Ciliate Catalog Ciliates 8,668 0
ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System UPDATED! Wide range of global taxonomic checklists of different taxa 99,836 0
ChenoBase: Chenopodiaceae GSD Goosefoot family 2,007 0
HymIS: Hymenoptera Information System Crabronids, spider-hunting and rhopalosomatid wasps 11,096 0
FADA Nematomorpha: World checklist of freshwater Nematomorpha species Freshwater hairworms 356 0
FADA Ephemeroptera: World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species Mayflies 3,341 0
Catalogue of Life China Various taxa from China 2,309 0
WoRMS Gastrotricha: World Gastrotricha Database UPDATED! Gastrotrichs or hairy backs 826 0
WoRMS Placozoa: World Placozoa Database UPDATED! Placozoans or pancake animals 1 0
WoRMS Priapulida: World list of Priapulida UPDATED! Priapulid worms or penis worms 20 0
WoRMS Gnathostomulida: World list of Gnathostomulida UPDATED! Gnathostomulids or jaw worms 101 0
WoRMS Monogenea: World list of Monogenea Monogenean flatworms 1,868 0
WoRMS Cestoda: World list of Cestoda Tapeworms 1,583 0
WoRMS Trematoda: World list of Trematoda Flukes 1,785 0
WoRMS Myxozoa: World list of Myxozoa Myxozoans 194 0
WoRMS Chaetognatha: World list of Chaetognatha UPDATED! Arrow worms 131 0
FADA Turbellaria: World checklist of freshwater Turbellaria species Planarians 1,449 0
FADA Cladocera: World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species Water fleas 1,043 0
FADA Halacaridae: World checklist of freshwater Halacaridae species Aquatic mites 59 0
World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World UPDATED! Ferns and fern-allies 13,233 0
World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World UPDATED! 294 families of flowering plants 166,722 0
The White-Files: Taxonomic checklist of the world’s whiteflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Whiteflies 1,557 0
Tessaratomidae Database: Illustrated catalog of Tessaratomidae Tessaratomids 240 0
Lace Bugs Database (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Lace bugs 2,351 0
CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles Ground beetles 37,404 0
Microsporidia: Unicellular spore-forming protozoan parasites Microsporidians 1,223 0
WoRMS Orthonectida: World list of Orthonectida UPDATED! Orthonectids 25 0
WoRMS Rhombozoa: World list of Rhombozoa UPDATED! Rhombozoans 122 0
WoRMS Merostomata: World list of Merostomata UPDATED! Horseshoe crabs 4 0
WoRMS Kinorhyncha: World list of Kinorhyncha UPDATED! Mud dragons 188 0
WoRMS Cephalochordata: World list of Cephalochordata UPDATED! Lancelets 30 0
WoRMS Acoelomorpha: World list of Acoelomorpha UPDATED! 451 0
WoRMS Foraminifera: World Foraminifera Database UPDATED! Foraminifers 9,002 0
FADA Copepoda: World checklist of freshwater Copepoda species Copepods 703 0
Brentids: Brentidae of the World Straight-snouted weevils 1,755 0
WWW: World Wide Wattle Wattles, thorntrees, acacias 1,469 0
The World List of Cycads, online edition Cycads 353 0
The Scorpion Files Scorpions 2,217 0
Fauna Europaea, subphylum Turbellaria (Platyhelminthes) Turbellarians 237 0
PBI Plant Bug: On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) Plant bugs 11,138 0
CoL Management Classification: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms Biota 0 0
WoRMS Asteroidea: World Asteroidea database UPDATED! Starfish or sea stars 1,856 1
WoRMS Leptostraca: World List of Leptostraca UPDATED! Leptostraca 59 1
WoRMS Brachyura: World List of marine Brachyura UPDATED! Crabs 7,047 2
ChrysididaeSF: Chrysididae Species File UPDATED! Cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps 188 2
WoRMS Octocorallia: World list of Octocorallia UPDATED! Soft corals, blue coral, sea pens and gorgonians 3,610 3
MantophasmatodeaSF: Mantophasmatodea Species File UPDATED! Gladiators or rock crawlers 19 6
ZorapteraSF: Zoraptera Species File UPDATED! Zorapterans 40 9
3i Typhlocybinae: 3i interactive keys and taxonomic databases, subfamily Typhlocybinae UPDATED! Leafhoppers 4,805 10
Strepsiptera Database: Global Strepsiptera Database Twisted-winged parasites 607 10
CoreoideaSF: Coreoidea Species File UPDATED! Leatherbugs 3,098 12
3i Cicadellinae: 3i interactive keys and taxonomic databases, subfamily Cicadellinae UPDATED! Leafhoppers 2,381 14
EmbiopteraSF: Embioptera Species File UPDATED! Webspinners 397 15
WoRMS Tanaidacea: World List of Tanaidacea UPDATED! Tanaids 1,373 15
3i Curculio: 3i taxonomic databases, Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae UPDATED! Broad-nosed weevils 13,298 17
Nepticuloidea: Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the World NEW! Pigmy moths & white eyecap moths 1,055 18
MantodeaSF: Mantodea Species File UPDATED! Praying mantids 2,483 26
WoRMS Isopoda: World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database UPDATED! Pillbugs, slaters and woodlice 10,162 26
WoRMS Porifera: World Porifera database UPDATED! Sponges 8,818 28
WoRMS Hydrozoa: World Hydrozoa database UPDATED! Hydroids 3,677 32
DermapteraSF: Dermaptera Species File UPDATED! Earwigs 1,893 41
WoRMS Bryozoa: World List of Bryozoa UPDATED! Bryozoans, moss animals 5,629 48
3i Cicadoidea: 3i interactive keys and taxonomic databases, superfamily Cicadoidea UPDATED! Cicadas 3,079 66
LygaeoideaSF: Lygaeoidea Species File NEW! Seed bugs 4,356 114
PsocodeaSF: Psocodea Species File UPDATED! Bark lices & parasitic lices 9,428 130
ELPT: Early Land Plants Today UPDATED! Hornworts and liverworts 7,393 210
PlecopteraSF: Plecoptera Species File UPDATED! Stoneflies 3,624 228
Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database UPDATED! Scarab beetles 38,642 271
WoRMS Ophiuroidea: World Ophiuroidea database UPDATED! Brittle stars and basket stars 2,077 277
FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB Planthoppers 12,636 298
AphidSF: Aphid Species File UPDATED! Aphids and allied groups 5,218 313
WoRMS Polychaeta: World Polychaeta database UPDATED! Bristle worms 11,540 489
GrylloblattodeaSF: Grylloblattodea Species File UPDATED! Ice crawlers 33 545
OrthopteraSF: Orthoptera Species File UPDATED! Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets 26,781 737
WoRMS Echinoidea: World Echinoidea Database UPDATED! Sea urchins 1,010 2,189
WoRMS Mollusca: MolluscaBase (2017) Marine molluscs 48,309 7,815
PaleoBioDB: The Paleobiology Database NEW! Paleoradiolarians, trilobites, paleodecapods, ammonites, belemnites, paleobrachyopods, dinosaurs and other paleoreptiles 0 35,328