Source databases

 
 
 

The data in current edition of the Catalogue of Life have been provided by 173 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 through 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 ascending Living species Extinct species
Species 2000 additional Common Names for the Catalogue of Life 0 0
WoRMS Bochusacea: World List of Bochusacea UPDATED! 6 0
Dothideomycetes 5,126 0
Gymnodinium: The dinoflagellate genus Gymnodinium checklist 228 31
WoRMS Turbellarians: World List of turbellarian worms (Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora) UPDATED! 6,156 3
WoRMS Antipatharia: World List of Antipatharia UPDATED! 267 0
WoRMS Corallimorpharia: World List of Corallimorpharia UPDATED! 48 0
WoRMS Scleractinia: World List of Scleractinia UPDATED! 1,609 388
WoRMS Zoantharia: World List of Zoantharia UPDATED! 288 0
WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 116 families of seed plants 120,291 0
World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World UPDATED! 310 families of flowering plants 181,636 0
IRMNG: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera All genera 0 0
WoRMS Amphipoda: World Amphipoda Database NEW! Amphipods 10,144 20
Animal biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013) Animal classification 0 0
SF Aphid: Aphid Species File UPDATED! Aphids and allied groups 5,247 321
FADA Halacaridae: World checklist of freshwater Halacaridae species Aquatic mites 59 0
WoRMS Chaetognatha: World List of Chaetognatha UPDATED! Arrow worms 132 0
WoRMS Ascidiacea: Ascidiacea World Database UPDATED! Ascidians, sea squirts 2,925 0
Saccharomycetes Ascomycetous yeast forming fungi 1,086 0
SF Psocodea: Psocodea Species File UPDATED! Bark lices & parasitic lices 10,963 121
BdelloideaBase: Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases Bdellid and cunaxid mites 664 0
ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist Bees 20,446 0
CoL Management Classification: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms Biota 0 0
WoRMS Cubozoa: World list of Cubozoa UPDATED! Box jellyfishes, sea wasps 47 0
WoRMS Brachypoda: World List of Brachypoda UPDATED! Brachypods 12 0
WoRMS Polychaeta: World Polychaeta database UPDATED! Bristle worms 11,765 505
WoRMS Ophiuroidea: World Ophiuroidea database UPDATED! Brittle stars and basket stars 2,090 289
3i Curculio: 3i taxonomic databases, Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae UPDATED! Broad-nosed weevils 13,483 23
WoRMS Bryozoa: World List of Bryozoa UPDATED! Bryozoans, moss animals 5,434 177
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index Butterflies and moths 135,010 0
ChiloBase: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) for the web Centipedes 3,145 0
UCD: Universal Chalcidoidea Database Chalcidoid wasps 19,846 0
3i Auchenorrhyncha: World Auchenorrhyncha Database Cicadas, leafhoppers & treehoppers 10,455 522
CilCat: The World Ciliate Catalog Ciliates 8,613 0
Tineidae NHM: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera) Clothes-moths 2,443 0
SF Cockroach: Cockroach Species File UPDATED! Cockroaches 4,649 0
WoRMS Ctenophora: Phylum Ctenophora, a list of all valid species names harvested from the Internet between 1998 - present UPDATED! Comb jellies, sea walnuts 200 11
Conifer Database Conifers 615 0
WoRMS Copepoda: World of Copepods database UPDATED! Copepods 14,738 2
HymIS: Hymenoptera Information System Crabronids, spider-hunting and rhopalosomatid wasps 13,791 4
WoRMS Brachyura: World List of marine Brachyura UPDATED! Crabs 7,402 2
CCW: Catalogue of Craneflies of the World Craneflies 14,827 0
RJB Geranium: Geranium Taxonomic Information System Cranesbills, geraniums 320 0
Brassicaceae species checklist and database Crucifers, mustard or cabbage family 3,778 0
SF Chrysididae: Chrysididae Species File UPDATED! Cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps 190 7
WoRMS Cumacea: World Cumacea Database UPDATED! Cumaceans or hooded shrimps 1,734 0
AnnonBase: Annonaceae GSD Custard apples 2,440 0
The World List of Cycads UPDATED! Cycads 355 0
WoRMS MilliBase: MilliBase UPDATED! Diplopods, pauropods and symphylans 15,825 12
Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata Dragonflies and damselflies 5,912 0
WoRMS Oligochaeta: World List of Marine Oligochaeta UPDATED! Earthworms, oligochaetes 1,992 0
SF Dermaptera: Dermaptera Species File UPDATED! Earwigs 1,894 48
World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World UPDATED! Ferns and fern-allies 13,219 0
FishBase Fishes 33,932 0
Parhost: World Database of Fleas Fleas 2,047 0
Systema Dipterorum Flies, mosquitoes, bots, midges and gnats 138,164 0
WoRMS Trematoda: World List of Trematoda UPDATED! Flukes 5,975 0
WoRMS Foraminifera: World Foraminifera Database UPDATED! Foraminifers 9,076 0
SF Coleorrhyncha: Coleorrhyncha Species File UPDATED! Fossilised moss bugs 0 66
FADA Nematomorpha: World checklist of freshwater Nematomorpha species Freshwater hairworms 356 0
COOL: Cercopoidea Organised On Line UPDATED! Froghoppers 2,624 0
Trichomycetes Fungi associated with Arthropods 385 0
Xylariaceae: Home of the Xylariaceae Fungi associated with dead wood 2,071 0
Species Fungorum Fungi; protozoan fungi; chromistan fungi 115,209 0
WoRMS Gastrotricha: World Gastrotricha Database UPDATED! Gastrotrichs or hairy backs 852 0
Fossil Ginkgoales NEW! Ginkgos 0 332
SF Mantophasmatodea: Mantophasmatodea Species File UPDATED! Gladiators or rock crawlers 19 6
Glomeromycota Glomeromycota 284 0
WoRMS Gnathostomulida: World List of Gnathostomulida UPDATED! Gnathostomulids or jaw worms 100 0
Global Gracillariidae: Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae Gracillariid moths 1,855 0
SF Orthoptera: Orthoptera Species File UPDATED! Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets 27,344 767
CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles Ground beetles 39,358 408
GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System Hairstreaks, blues, coppers, swallowtails and whites 8,001 0
WoRMS Merostomata: World List of Merostomata UPDATED! Horseshoe crabs 4 0
Phoronida Database Horseshoe worms 19 0
WoRMS Thermosbaenacea: World List of Thermosbaenacea UPDATED! Hot-springs shrimps 38 0
WoRMS Hydrozoa: World Hydrozoa Database UPDATED! Hydroids 3,730 32
SF Grylloblattodea: Grylloblattodea Species File UPDATED! Ice crawlers 34 541
Taxapad Ichneumonoidea Ichneumonid and braconid wasps 42,362 0
WoRMS Scyphozoa: World list of Scyphozoa UPDATED! Jellyfishes 194 0
Jewel Beetles: The World of Jewel Beetles Jewel beetles 14,718 176
Psyl'list: Psylloidea database UPDATED! Jumping plant lice 3,568 52
ETI WBD: World Biodiversity Database (Euphausiacea) Krill 86 0
Lace Bugs Database (Hemiptera: Tingidae) UPDATED! Lace bugs 2,338 13
LDL Neuropterida Species of the World UPDATED! Lacewings, antlions, owlflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, snakeflies and relatives 6,556 981
Brachiopoda Database Lamp-shells 396 0
WoRMS Cephalochordata: World List of Cephalochordata UPDATED! Lancelets 30 0
SF Coreoidea: Coreoidea Species File UPDATED! Leatherbugs 3,107 12
ILDIS World Database of Legumes UPDATED! Legumes 16,371 0
WoRMS Leptostraca: World List of Leptostraca UPDATED! Leptostraca 60 2
LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes Lichens 9,614 0
ELPT: Early Land Plants Today UPDATED! Liverworts, hornworts 7,427 229
TITAN: Cerambycidae database Longhorn beetles, timber beetles 33,954 0
WoRMS Loricifera: World list of Loricifera UPDATED! Loriciferans 27 0
WoRMS Mollusca: MolluscaBase UPDATED! Marine molluscs 65,460 12,495
FADA Ephemeroptera: World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species Mayflies 3,341 0
Microsporidia: Unicellular spore-forming protozoan parasites Microsporidians 1,222 0
WoRMS Monogenea: World List of Monogenea UPDATED! Monogenean flatworms 4,995 1
MBB: Moss Bug Base Moss bugs 32 0
MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database Mosses 13,362 0
WoRMS Kinorhyncha: World List of Kinorhyncha UPDATED! Mud dragons 188 0
WoRMS Mystacocarida: World List of Mystacocarida UPDATED! Mystacocarids 13 0
WoRMS Myxozoa: World list of Myxozoa UPDATED! Myxozoans 194 0
Mites GSDs: OlogamasidBase Ologamasid mites 446 0
WoRMS Orthonectida: World List of Orthonectida UPDATED! Orthonectids 25 0
WoRMS Ostracoda: World Ostracoda Database UPDATED! Ostracods 6,308 0
PaleoBioDB: The Paleobiology Database UPDATED! Paleoradiolarians, trilobites, paleodecapods, ammonites, belemnites, paleobrachyopods, dinosaurs and other paleoreptiles 0 39,534
WoRMS Appendicularia: World List of Appendicularia UPDATED! Pelagic tunicates 68 0
CIPA: Computer Aided Identification of Phlebotomine sandflies of Americas Phlebotomine sandflies 396 0
Mites GSDs: PhytoseiidBase Phytoseiid mites 2,186 0
Nepticuloidea: Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the World Pigmy moths & white eyecap moths 1,055 18
WoRMS Isopoda: World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database UPDATED! Pillbugs, slaters and woodlice 10,377 34
Zygomycetes Pin moulds and related fungi 1,079 0
WoRMS Placozoa: World Placozoa Database UPDATED! Placozoans or pancake animals 2 0
PBI Plant Bug: On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) Plant bugs 11,138 0
FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB UPDATED! Planthoppers 13,151 315
Pterophoroidea: Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World Plume moths 1,463 0
WoRMS Polycystina: World List of Polycystina (Radiolaria) UPDATED! Polycystines (radiolarian protists) 417 0
SF Mantodea: Mantodea Species File UPDATED! Praying mantids 2,490 26
WoRMS Priapulida: World List of Priapulida UPDATED! Priapulid worms or penis worms 22 0
WoRMS Remipedia: World Remipedia Database UPDATED! Remipedes 29 0
The Reptile Database Reptiles 10,233 0
Mites GSDs: RhodacaridBase Rhodacarid mites 145 0
WoRMS Rhombozoa: World List of Rhombozoa UPDATED! Rhombozoans 122 0
WoRMS Nemertea: World Nemertea Database UPDATED! Ribbon worms 1,371 2
FADA Rotifera: Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera) Rotifers 2,014 0
StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database NEW! Rove beetles, clown beetles & water scavenger beetles 75,182 614
ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World Scale insects 7,088 0
Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database UPDATED! Scarab beetles 39,277 279
The Scorpion Files Scorpions 2,217 0
WoRMS Hexacoral: Hexacorallians (Actiniaria) of the World UPDATED! Sea anemones, tube anemones, hard corals, black corals 1,138 0
WoRMS Holothuroidea: World List of Holothuroidea UPDATED! Sea cucumbers 1,742 42
WoRMS PycnoBase: World Pycnogonida Database UPDATED! Sea spiders 1,344 10
WoRMS Echinoidea: World Echinoidea Database UPDATED! Sea urchins 1,014 3,136
SF Lygaeoidea: Lygaeoidea Species File UPDATED! Seed bugs 4,272 113
Nomen.eumycetozoa.com: An online nomenclatural information system of Eumycetozoa UPDATED! Slime molds 1,218 0
WoRMS Octocorallia: World List of Octocorallia UPDATED! Soft corals, blue coral, sea pens and gorgonians 3,643 4
SpmWeb: Spider Mites Web Spider mites 1,265 0
WSC: World Spider Catalog UPDATED! Spiders 47,392 0
WoRMS Porifera: World Porifera database UPDATED! Sponges 9,092 34
WoRMS Staurozoa: World list of Staurozoa UPDATED! Stalked jellyfishes 50 0
WoRMS Asteroidea: World Asteroidea Database UPDATED! Starfish or sea stars 1,895 40
SF Phasmida: Phasmida Species File UPDATED! Stick and leaf insects 3,284 0
SF Plecoptera: Plecoptera Species File UPDATED! Stoneflies 3,691 247
Brentids: Brentidae of the World UPDATED! Straight-snouted weevils 1,755 0
Droseraceae Database Sundew family 179 0
WoRMS Tanaidacea: World List of Tanaidacea UPDATED! Tanaids 1,413 22
WoRMS Tantulocarida: World List of Tantulocarida UPDATED! Tantulocaridans 38 0
WoRMS Cestoda: World List of Cestoda UPDATED! Tapeworms 1,940 0
Rhytismatales Tar-spot fungi 769 0
Mites GSDs: TenuipalpidBase Tenuipalpid mites 887 0
SF Isoptera: Isoptera Species File Termites 2,919 144
Tessaratomidae Database: Illustrated catalog of Tessaratomidae UPDATED! Tessaratomids 255 1
WoRMS Thaliacea: World list of Thaliacea UPDATED! Thaliaceans 78 0
ThripsWiki - providing information on the World's thrips NEW! Thrips 6,222 165
TicksBase Ticks 867 0
MOWD: Membracoidea of the World Database Treehoppers and leafhoppers 15,387 0
Phyllachorales Tropical tar-spot fungi 1,311 0
WoRMS Ceriantharia: World list of Ceriantharia UPDATED! Tube-dwelling anemones 136 0
Strepsiptera Database: Global Strepsiptera Database UPDATED! Twisted-winged parasites 602 11
NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Various animalian taxa from New Zealand 1,495 0
Catalogue of Life China Various taxa from China 369 0
ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea) Vespid wasps 6,202 0
ICTV/MSL: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses / Master Species List Viruses and subviral agents 3,186 0
FADA Cladocera: World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species Water fleas 1,043 0
WWW: World Wide Wattle Wattles, thorntrees, acacias 1,476 0
SF Embioptera: Embioptera Species File UPDATED! Webspinners 398 17
WTaxa: Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea) Weevils 84,520 0
The White-Files: Taxonomic checklist of the world’s whiteflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) UPDATED! Whiteflies 1,562 0
ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System Wide range of global taxonomic checklists of different taxa 101,205 2
ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System Wide range of taxa in all kingdoms 27,324 0
WoRMS Xenoturbellida: World List of Xenoturbellida UPDATED! Xenoturbellids 6 0
SF Zoraptera: Zoraptera Species File UPDATED! Zorapterans 43 9