Source databases

The data in the 2006 Annual Checklist have been provided by the databases listed below. 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. A few 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. For each database, a brief summary is listed in the following pages and inside the database: database short and full names; home page on the web; the author(s) or editor(s); organisation; the group for which data are provided, all preceded by its higher classification; and the number of species and infraspecific taxa included in this Annual Checklist.

Source databaseEnglish name of the groupAccepted scientific names

Additional Common Names for the Catalogue of Life

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AFD: Australian Faunal Directory (Pulmonata)

Snails and slugs (some groups)

978

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AlgaeBase

Seaweeds and other algae, including blue-green algae (cyanobacteria); seagrasses

38,361

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BDWD: BioSystematic Database of World Diptera

Flies, mosquitoes, bots, midges and gnats

131,152

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BIOS: Bacteriology Insight Orienting System

Bacteria, Archaea

6,995

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CCW: Catalogue of Craneflies of the World

Craneflies

16,786

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CIPA: Computer Aided Identification of Phlebotomine sandflies of Americas

Phlebotomine sandflies

419

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EMBL Reptile Database

Reptiles

12,740

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ETI WBD: World Biodiversity Database (Euphausiacea)

Krill

86

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FishBase

Fishes

29,181

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FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB

Planthoppers

821

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Glomeromycota database

Glomeromycota

160

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Hexacorallians of the World

Sea anemones

738

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ICTVdB: The Universal Virus Database

Viruses and subviral agents

5,811

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ILDIS World Database of Legumes

Legumes

25,055

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IOPI Global Plant Checklist

Cycads and 6 flowering plant families

34,450

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ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Diverse groups of animals, plants, chromista and protozoans (mainly from N America)

161,071

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LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

Butterflies and moths

260,426

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MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database

Mosses

13,370

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Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the world

Dragonflies and damselflies

6,548

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OSF2: Orthoptera Species File Online

Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets

25,315

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Parhost: World Database of Fleas

Fleas

2,892

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Phyllachorales

Tropical tar-spot fungi

1,353

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RBG Kew World Checklist of Seed Plants

10 flowering plant families

19,383

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Rhytismatales

Fungi on conifers (especially)

438

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ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World

Scale insects

7,190

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Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database

Scarab beetles

18,233

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Species Fungorum

Fungi; Protozoan fungi; Chromistan fungi

32,119

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SpidCat: The World Spider Catalog

Spiders

38,630

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TicksBase

Ticks

889

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Tineidae NHM: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)

Clothes-moths

2,346

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TITAN: Cerambycidae database

Longicorn beetles, timber beetles

27,136

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Trichomycetes

Fungi associated with Arthropods

229

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UCD: Universal Chalcidoidea Database

Chalcidoid wasps

7,757

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URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Marine invertebrates and chordates

14,576

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Xylariaceae: Home of the Xylariaceae

Fungi associated with dead wood

279

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ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea)

Vespid wasps

8,977

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Zygomycetes

Zygomycetes

534

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