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