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About the current Catalogue of Life
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Abstract
The Catalogue of Life is an assembly of expert-based global species checklists with the aim to build a comprehensive catalogue of all known species of organisms on Earth. Continuous progress is made towards completion, but for now, it probably includes just over 80% of the world’s known species. The Catalogue of Life estimates 2.3M extant species on the planet recognised by taxonomists at present time. This means that for many groups it continues to be deficient, and users may notice that many species are still missing from the Catalogue.
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Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., et al. (2025). Catalogue of Life (Version 2025-02-13). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgnfb
Please also read the recommended citations for individual datasets contributing to the Catalogue of Life.
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Authors
- Bánki, Olaf
Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands - COL Managing Director - Roskov, Yury Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, United States of America - COL Executive Editor
- Döring, Markus GBIF, Berlin, Germany - COL Lead Developer
- Ower, Geoff Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, United States of America - COL Data Manager
- Hernández Robles, Diana Raquel Catalogue of Life, Mexico City, Mexico - COL Editor
- Plata Corredor, Camila Andrea Catalogue of Life, Bogotá, Colombia - COL Editor
- Stjernegaard Jeppesen, Thomas GBIF, Copenhagen, Denmark - COL UI Developer
- Örn, Ari. Volunteer for Catalogue of Life, Finland - ColDP Quality Assurance checks
- Pape, Thomas Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark - Global Team Chair, Taxonomy Group; Systema Dipterorum
- Hobern, Donald Catalogue of Life Australia, Canberra, Australia - Taxonomy Group Chair; Pterophoroidea; Pterophoroidea; Alucitoidea; Alucitoidea; Gelechiidae; Gelechiidae; GLI; GLI; Hepialidae
- Garnett, Stephen Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia - Species list Governance group Chair
- Little, Holly Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, United States of America - Paleo group chair
- DeWalt, R. Edward Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, United States of America - Catalogue of Life Chair; Author; SF Plecoptera
- Ma, Keping Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Miller, Joe GBIF, Copenhagen, Denmark - COL+ Partnership
- Orrell, Thomas Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America - COL Partnership; ITIS
- Aalbu, Rolf. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, United States of America - Sepidiini tribe
- Abbott, John UA Museums, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States of America - WOL
- Adlard, Robert - WoRMS Myxozoa
- Aedo, Carlos. Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, CSIC, Madrid, Spain - RJB Geranium
- Aescht, E. - CilCat
- Alexander, Sara - ITIS
- Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain - WTaxa
- Alvarez, Belinda - WoRMS Porifera
- Andrella, Giovani Carlos - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Antonietto, Lucas Silveira - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Arango, Claudia - WoRMS Pycnogonida
- Artois, Tom - WoRMS Turbellarians
- Atahuachi Burgos, Margoth - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Atkinson, Stephen - WoRMS Myxozoa
- Atwood, John J. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO, United States of America - Bryonames
- Bagnatori Sartori, Ângela Lúcia - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bailly, Nicolas Beaty Biodiversity Museum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Taxonomy Group
- Baixeras, Joaquín Department of Zoology, Universitat de València, Paterna, València - Tortricid.net
- Baker, Edward The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - SF Phasmida; SF Chrysididae
- Balan, Anoop - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bamber, Roger - WoRMS Pycnogonida
- Bandyopadhyay, Subir - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Barber-James, H. - FADA Ephemeroptera
- Barbosa Pinto, Rafael - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Barrett, Russell - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bartolozzi, L. - Brentids
- Bartsch, I. - FADA Halacaridae
- Beccaloni, George Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Bellamy, C.L. - Jewel Beetles
- Bellan-Santini, Denise - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Bellinger, P.F. - Collembola.org
- Ben-Dov, Yair. Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel - ScaleNet
- Blasco-Costa, Isabel - WoRMS Trematoda
- Boatwright, James S. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bock, Phil - WoRMS Bryozoa
- Bolton, Barry. , United States of America - AntCat
- Borges, Leonardo M. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bortoluzzi, Roseli - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bossard, Robert L. Bossard Consulting, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America - LWS fleas
- Bota-Sierra, Cornelio Grupo de Entomología , Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia - WOL
- Bouchard, Patrice. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada - Sepidiini tribe
- Bourgoin, T. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France - FLOW
- Boury-Esnault, Nicole - WoRMS Porifera
- Boxshall, Geoff - WoRMS Bochusacea; WoRMS Brachypoda; WoRMS Mystacocarida; WoRMS Tantulocarida; WoRMS Merostomata; WoRMS Copepoda
- Boyko, Christopher - WoRMS Isopoda
- Brandão, Simone - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Braun, Holger División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CEPAVE - CONICET, La Plata, Argentina - SF Orthoptera
- Bray, Rod - WoRMS Cestoda; WoRMS Trematoda
- Brehm, Gunnar Phyletisches Museum, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Jena, Germany - Geometridae
- Brinda, John C. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO, United States of America - Bryonames
- Brock, Paul D. The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - SF Phasmida; SF Phasmida
- Broich, Steven L. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Brown, John Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America - Tortricid.net
- Brown, Samuel The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand - Entiminae
- Bruce, Niel - WoRMS Isopoda
- Brullo, Savatore - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bruneau, Anne - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Bush, Louise - WoRMS Turbellarians
- Büscher, Thies. Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany - SF Phasmida
- Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Magdalena - WoRMS Tanaidacea
- Cabras, Analyn Terrestrial Invertebrate Research Laboratory, URESCOM, Davao Oriental State University, City of Mati, Philippines - Entiminae
- Cairns, Stephen - WoRMS Scleractinia
- Calonje, Michael Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami, United States of America - WLoC
- Cardinal-McTeague, Warren - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Cardoso, Domingos - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Cardoso, Lilian Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - WCO
- Cartwright, Paulyn - WoRMS Hydrozoa; WoRMS Scyphozoa
- Castilho, R.C. - Mites GSD Phytoseiidae; Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- Castro, Elizeu B. - Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- Castro Silva, Isabella C. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Cervantes, Angélica - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Chernyshev, Alexey - WoRMS Nemertea
- Chevillotte, Herve. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Paris, France - TITAN
- Choo, Le Min - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Choong, Henry - WoRMS Hydrozoa
- Christiansen, K.A. - Collembola.org
- Cianferoni, F. - Brentids
- Cigliano, María Marta División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CEPAVE - CONICET, La Plata, Argentina - SF Orthoptera; Global Team, Taxonomy Group
- Clarke, Ruth - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Cobra e Monteiro, Thiago - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Collins, Allen - WoRMS Cubozoa; WoRMS Staurozoa; WoRMS Scyphozoa
- Compton, James - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Copilaș-Ciocianu, Denis - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Corbari, Laure - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Cordeiro, Ralf - WoRMS Octocorallia
- CoreoideaSF Team The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - SF Coreoidea
- Cortés-Hernández, Kevin Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America - Entiminae
- Costello, Mark University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - WoRMS Amphipoda; Taxonomy Group
- Crameri, Simon - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Cruz-López, Jesus A. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Villa de Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico - WCO
- Cárdenas, Paco - WoRMS Porifera
- Daly, Meg - WoRMS Actiniaria; WoRMS Corallimorpharia
- Daneliya, Mikhail - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Dauvin, Jean-Claude - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Davie, Peter - WoRMS Brachyura
- De Broyer, Claude - WoRMS Amphipoda
- De Grave, Sammy - WoRMS Euphausiacea
- De Lima, Haroldo C. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- De Prins, Jurate Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium - Global Gracillariidae; Global Gracillariidae
- De Prins, Willy Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium - Global Gracillariidae; Global Gracillariidae
- De Sousa, Filipe - WCVP-Fabaceae
- De la Estrella, Manuel - WCVP-Fabaceae
- DeSalle, Rob - WoRMS Placozoa
- Decker, Peter - WoRMS Myriapoda
- Decock, Wim Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), Oostende, Belgium - WoRMS liaison
- Delgado-Salinas, Alfonso - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Deliry, Cyrille , France - WOL
- Dellapé, Pablo M División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina - SF Lygaeoidea
- Den Heyer, J. - BdelloideaBase
- Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe , Netherlands - WOL
- Dmitriev, D.A. INHS, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, United States of America - 3i Auchenorrhyncha; 3i Auchenorrhyncha
- Dohrmann, Martin - WoRMS Porifera
- Dorado, Óscar - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Dorkeld, Franck. French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Montpellier, France - SpmWeb
- Downey, Rachel - WoRMS Porifera
- Duan, Lei - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Díaz, Maria-Cristina - WoRMS Porifera
- Eades, David C. Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, United States of America - SF Orthoptera
- Egan, Ashley N. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Eitel, Michael - WoRMS Placozoa
- El Nagar, Aliya - WoRMS Pycnogonida
- Emig, Christian C. BrachNet - Phoronida Database
- Engel, Michael S. Natural History Museum and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America - SF Isoptera
- Esquete Garrote, Patricia - WoRMS Tanaidacea
- Evans, G.A. - Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- Evenhuis, Neal L Bishop Museum, Honolulu, United States of America - Systema Dipterorum
- Falcão, Marcus - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Farruggia, Frank - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Fauchald, Kristian - WoRMS Polychaeta
- Fautin, Daphne - WoRMS Actiniaria; WoRMS Corallimorpharia
- Favret, Colin Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada - SF Aphid
- Fisher, Brian. , United States of America - AntCat
- Fišer, Cene - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Forró, L. - FADA Cladocera
- Fortuna-Perez, Ana Paula - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Fortune-Hopkins, Helen - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Fritsch, Peter - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Froese, Rainer. Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany - FishBase
- Fuchs, Anne Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australia - Global Team
- Fujimoto, Shinta - WoRMS Loricifera
- Furuya, Hidetaka - WoRMS Orthonectida; WoRMS Rhombozoa
- Gagnon, Edeline - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Galea, Horia - WoRMS Hydrozoa
- Garic, Rade - WoRMS Appendicularia; WoRMS Thaliacea
- Gasca, Rebeca - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Gattolliat, J.-L. - FADA Ephemeroptera
- Gerken, Sarah - WoRMS Cumacea
- Gibau de Lima, Alexandre - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Gibson, David - WoRMS Monogenea; WoRMS Trematoda
- Gielis, Cees Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands - Pterophoroidea; Alucitoidea
- Gilligan, Todd. Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, USDA APHIS, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America - Tortricid.net
- Giribet, Gonzalo Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America - WCO
- Girón Duque, Jennifer C. Invertebrate Zoology Collection, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States of America - Entiminae
- Gittenberger, Arjan - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Giusso del Galdo, Gianpietro - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Gofas, Serge - WoRMS Xenoturbellida
- Goncharov, Mikhail - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Gondim, Anne Isabelley - WoRMS Crinoidea
- Goodwin, Claire - WoRMS Porifera
- Govaerts, Rafaël The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom - WCVP; WCVP-Fabaceae
- Grabowski, Michal - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Granado, Alexia de A. Departamento de Invertebrados, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - WCO
- Gregório, Bernarda de Souza - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Grehan, John R. McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America - Hepialidae
- Grether, Rosaura - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Grimaldi, David A. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America - SF Isoptera
- Gross, Onno - WoRMS Foraminifera
- Guerra-García, José Manuel - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Guglielmone, Alberto - TicksBase
- Guilbert, Eric - Lace Bugs Database
- Guldberg Frøslev, Tobias Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Copenhagen, Denmark - Global Team
- Gusenleitner, Josef. Oberostereichisches Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria - ZOBODAT Vespoidea
- Göker, Markus - LPSN
- Haas, Fabian African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya - Data provider; SF Dermaptera
- Hadfield, Kerry A. - WoRMS Isopoda
- Hajdu, Eduardo - WoRMS Porifera
- Hassler, Michael. Individual custodian in cooperation with the Botanical Garden of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany - World Ferns; World Plants
- Hastriter, Michael W. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America - LWS fleas
- Hauser, Christoph. Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- Hausmann, Axel Entomology, Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich, Germany - Geometridae
- Hayward, Bruce W. - WoRMS Foraminifera
- Hendrycks, Ed - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Henry, Thomas J. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA c/o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America - SF Lygaeoidea
- Hernandes, F.A. - BdelloideaBase
- Hernández-Crespo, Juan Carlos. Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, CSIC, Madrid, Spain - Eumycetozoa.com
- Hine, Adrian. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Ho, Boon-Chuan - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Hodson, Alicia - ITIS
- Hoeksema, Bert - WoRMS Myxozoa; WoRMS Scleractinia
- Hoenemann, Mario - WoRMS Remipedia
- Holstein, J. - GloBIS (GART)
- Hooge, Matthew - WoRMS Turbellarians
- Hooper, John - WoRMS Porifera
- Hopkins, Heidi University of Illinois, Ithaca, NY, United States of America - Author; SF Plecoptera; Author; SF Embioptera; Author; SF Psocodea; SF Psocodea; Author; SF Dermaptera; Author; SF Zoraptera; Author; SF Mantophasmatodea; Author; SF Grylloblattodea; Author; SF Coleorrhyncha; SF Isoptera; SF Permopsocida; SF Permopsocida
- Horak, Ivan University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa - TicksBase
- Horton, Tammy - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Hošek, Jirí - ReptileDB
- Hughes, Colin - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Hughes, Lauren - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Huys, Rony - WoRMS Tantulocarida
- Háva, Jiří. Private Entomological Laboratory & Collection, Czech Republic - Háva's Catalogue
- Häuser, C. - GloBIS (GART)
- Janssens, F. - Collembola.org
- Jaume, Damià - WoRMS Thermosbaenacea; WoRMS Amphipoda
- Javadi, Firouzeh - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Jazdzewski, Krzysztof - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Jersabek, Christian D. - RWC
- Johnson, Kevin P. Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, United States of America - Author; SF Psocodea
- Jordão, Lucas - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Jóźwiak, Piotr - WoRMS Tanaidacea
- Kajihara, Hiroshi - WoRMS Nemertea
- Kakui, Keiichi - WoRMS Tanaidacea
- Kallies, Axel University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Sesiidae
- Kamiński, Marcin Jan Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland - Sepidiini tribe
- Kanda, Kojun. Nortern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America - Sepidiini tribe
- Karanovic, Ivana - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney Department of Zoology, University of oxford, United Kingdom - WoRMS Strepsiptera; Taxonomy Group
- Kelly, Michelle - WoRMS Porifera
- Kim, Young-Hyo - WoRMS Amphipoda
- King, Rachael - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Kirk, Paul Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom - Microsporidia; Species Fungorum Plus
- Kitching, Ian Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Klautau, Michelle - WoRMS Porifera
- Klitgaard, Bente B. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Koenemann, Stefan - WoRMS Remipedia
- Korovchinsky, N.M. - FADA Cladocera
- Kotov, A. - FADA Cladocera
- Kramina, Tatiana - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Krapp-Schickel, Traudl - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Kremenetskaia, Antonina - WoRMS Holothuroidea
- Krishna, Kumar. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America - SF Isoptera
- Krishna, Valerie. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America - SF Isoptera
- Kroh, Andreas - WoRMS Echinoidea
- Kroupa, A.S. - GloBIS (GART); HymIS Crabronidae & Rhopalosomatidae; HymIS Pompilidae
- Kury, Adriano B. Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - WCO
- Kury, Milena S. Departamento de Meteorologia, Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos (FUNCEME), Fortaleza, Brazil - WCO
- Kvaček, J. - Fossil Ginkgoales
- Lachenaud, Olivier - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Lado, Carlos Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, CSIC, Madrid, Spain - Eumycetozoa.com
- Lambert, Gretchen - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Lana C. Atunes, Lorena - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Lavin, Matt - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Lazarus, David - WoRMS Polycystina
- Le Coze, François - WoRMS Foraminifera
- Le Roux, Marianne - WCVP-Fabaceae
- LeCroy, Sara - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Ledis Linares, José - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Lee, Sangmi Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America - Gelechiidae
- Leitner, Martin F. - RWC
- Lewis, Gwilym P. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Li, Shi-Jin - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Li-Qiang, Ji Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China - Global Team
- Lichtwardt, Robert (†) - Trichomycetes
- Lim, Swee-Cheng - WoRMS Porifera
- Littlewood, Tim. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
- Lohrmann, V. - HymIS Crabronidae & Rhopalosomatidae
- Longhorn, Stuart J. , United Kingdom - WCO
- Lorenz, Wolfgang - CarabCat; CarabCat
- Lowry, Jim - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Lozano, Federico Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina - WOL
- Lumen, Ryan. Nortern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America - Sepidiini tribe
- Lyal, Chris HC Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - WTaxa; GLI
- Lörz, Anne-Nina - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Madin, Larry - WoRMS Thaliacea
- Magnien, Philippe Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France - Tessaratomidae Database
- Mah, Christopher - WoRMS Asteroidea
- Mal, Noel. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium - Sepidiini tribe
- Mamos, Tomasz - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Manconi, Renata - WoRMS Porifera
- Mansano, Vidal - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Markello, Kelly - WoRMS Crinoidea
- Martens, Koen FADA, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Brussels, Belgium - Global Team
- Martin, Jon H. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - The White-Files
- Martin, Patrick - WoRMS Oligochaeta
- Mashego, Kagiso S. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Maslakova, Svetlana - WoRMS Nemertea
- Maslin, Bruce Western Australian Herbarium, Perth, Australia - WWW; WWW; WCVP-Fabaceae
- Mattapha, Sawai - WCVP-Fabaceae
- McFadden, Catherine - WoRMS Octocorallia
- McKamey, S. - 3i Auchenorrhyncha
- McMurtry, J.A. - Mites GSD Phytoseiidae
- Medrano, Miguel Angel Invertebrados, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - WCO
- Mees, Jan - WoRMS Leptostraca
- Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P. - LPSN
- Mendes, Amanda C. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto de Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - WCO
- Merrin, Kelly - WoRMS Isopoda
- Mesa, N.C. - Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- Messing, Charles - WoRMS Crinoidea
- Mielke, Carlos G.C. McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America - Hepialidae
- Migeon, Alain. French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Montpellier, France - SpmWeb
- Miller, Douglas R. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, United States of America - ScaleNet
- Mills, Claudia - WoRMS Ctenophora; WoRMS Staurozoa
- Minelli, Alessandro - ChiloBase
- Mitchell, David - ITIS
- MolluscaBase eds. - WoRMS Mollusca
- Molodtsova, Tina - WoRMS Ceriantharia; WoRMS Antipatharia
- Montenegro Valls, José Francisco - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Mooi, Richard - WoRMS Echinoidea
- Morandini, André - WoRMS Scyphozoa
- Moreira da Rocha, Rosana - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Morrow, Christine - WoRMS Porifera
- Moteetee, Annah - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Murillo-Ramos, Leidys Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Sucre, Sucre, Colombia - Geometridae
- Murphy, Bruce - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Narita, J.P.Z. - Mites GSD Phytoseiidae
- Nemys eds. - WoRMS Nematoda
- Nery, Davi Galvão - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Neu-Becker, U. Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany - Author; SF Plecoptera
- Neuhaus, Birger - WoRMS Kinorhyncha
- Newton, Alfred Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States of America - StaphBase
- Ng Kee Lin, Peter - WoRMS Brachyura
- Nicolson, Dave US Geological Survey / Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America - ITIS; Global Team, Taxonomy Group
- Nielsen, John E. , Downer, ACT, Australia - Hepialidae
- Nijhof, Ard Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany - TicksBase
- Nishikawa, Teruaki - WoRMS Cephalochordata
- Norenburg, Jon - WoRMS Nemertea
- O'Hara, Tim - WoRMS Ophiuroidea
- Ochoa, R. - Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- Ohashi, Hiroyoshi - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Ohashi, Kazuaki - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Ollerenshaw, Justin. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Oosterbroek, Pjotr - CCW
- Opresko, Dennis - WoRMS Antipatharia
- Osborne, Roy - WLoC
- Osigus, Hans-Jürgen - WoRMS Placozoa
- Oswald, J.D. - LDL Neuropterida
- Ota, Yuzo - WoRMS Isopoda
- Otte, Daniel. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America - SF Orthoptera; SF Mantodea
- Ouvrard, David Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France - Psyllist; The White-Files
- Paganucci de Queiroz, Luciano - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Pandey, Arun - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Parte, Aidan C. - LPSN
- Paulay, Gustav - WoRMS Holothuroidea; WoRMS Priapulida
- Paulson, Dennis. Slater Museum, University of Puget Sound, Puget Sound, Washington, United States of America - WOL
- Pauly, Daniel. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - FishBase
- Pennington, R. Toby - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Pereira, Julia da Silva - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Perez-Gelabert, Daniel - ITIS
- Petrusek, A. - FADA Cladocera
- Phillipson, Pete - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Pinheiro, Ulisses - WoRMS Porifera
- Pires Morim, Marli - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Pisera, Andrzej - WoRMS Porifera
- Pitkin, Brian. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Plotkin, David McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America - Geometridae
- Poatskievick Pierezan, Bruna - WoRMS Crinoidea
- Poore, Gary - WoRMS Thermosbaenacea; WoRMS Isopoda
- Povydysh, Maria - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Praxedes, Rayran Araújo - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Pulawski, W.J. - HymIS Crabronidae & Rhopalosomatidae
- Pyle, Richard Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America - Global Team, Taxonomy Group
- Pühringer, Franz Biologiezentrum, Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria - Sesiidae
- Rajaei, Hossein Entomology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Geometridae
- Rakotonirina, Nivohenintsoa - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Ramos, Gustavo - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Rando, Juliana - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Ranzato Filardi, Fabiana - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Raz, Lauren. National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia - Global Team, Taxonomy Group
- Read, Geoffrey - WoRMS Polychaeta
- Rees, Tony - compiler; IRMNG; Taxonomy Group
- Reich, Mike - WoRMS Holothuroidea
- Reimer, James Davis - WoRMS Zoantharia
- Reimer, Lorenz C. - LPSN
- Rein, Jan Ove Medicine and Health Library, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway - The Scorpion Files
- Reynolds, John - WoRMS Oligochaeta
- Rincón, Judy Entomology Division, Museo de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Entiminae
- Rius, Marc - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Robertson, Tim GBIF, Copenhagen, Denmark - Information Systems Group
- Robinson, Gaden. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Robinson, Gaden S (†) - Tineidae NHM
- Rodríguez, Estefania - WoRMS Actiniaria
- Ruggiero, Michael. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America - Taxonomy Group
- Ríos, Pilar - WoRMS Porifera
- Rützler, Klaus - WoRMS Porifera
- Samimi-Namin, Kaveh - WoRMS Octocorallia
- Sanborn, A. - 3i Auchenorrhyncha
- Sanjappa, Munivenkatappa - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Santos, Stéfhanne Guimarães - WoRMS Ostracoda
- Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim - LPSN
- Sartori, M. - FADA Ephemeroptera
- Sattler, Klaus Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - Gelechiidae
- Schierwater, Bernd - WoRMS Placozoa
- Schilling, Steve - WoRMS Turbellarians
- Schley, Rowan - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Schmid-Egger, C. - HymIS Crabronidae & Rhopalosomatidae; HymIS Pompilidae
- Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. - FADA Nematomorpha
- Schoolmeesters, Paul Schoolmeesters P. - Scarabs
- Schorr, Martin. , Germany - WOL
- Schrire, Brian - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Schuchert, Peter - WoRMS Hydrozoa
- Schuh, R.T. - PBI Plant Bug
- Schönberg, Christine - WoRMS Porifera
- Schütz Rodrigues, Rodrigo - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Scoble, Malcolm Science Group, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI; Geometridae
- Seijo, Guillermo - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Seleme, Elidiene Priscila - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Senna, André - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Serejo, Cristiana - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Sforzi, A. - Brentids
- Shenkar, Noa - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Shimizu, Gustavo - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Siegel, Volker - WoRMS Euphausiacea
- Sierwald, Petra - WoRMS Myriapoda
- Sihvonen, Pasi Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland - Geometridae
- Silva Flores, Andréia - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Silva de Carvalho, Catarina - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Simonsen, Thomas Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Simpson, Charles E. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Sinniger, Frederic - WoRMS Zoantharia
- Sirichamorn, Yotsawate - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Skvarla, Michael Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America - CunaxidBase
- Smith, Aaron D. Nortern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America - Sepidiini tribe
- Smith, Vincent S The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - Author; SF Psocodea
- Soares Gissi, Danilo - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Sokoloff, Dmitry - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Sotuyo, Solange - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Soulier-Perkins, A. - COOL
- South, Eric J. Lyon College, Batesville, AR, United States of America - SF Isoptera
- Souza-Filho, Jesser F. - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Spearman, Lauren. Department of Ecology and Evolution, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America - SF Mantodea
- Spelda, Jörg - WoRMS Myriapoda
- Steiner, A. - GloBIS (GART)
- Stemme, Torben - WoRMS Remipedia
- Sterrer, Wolfgang - WoRMS Gnathostomulida
- Stevenson, Dennis New York Botanical Garden, New York, United States of America - WLoC
- Stiewe, Martin B D. The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - SF Mantodea
- Stirton, Charles H. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Straub, Shannon - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Stueber, G. Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany - Author; SF Plecoptera
- Stöhr, Sabine - WoRMS Ophiuroidea
- Subramaniam, Shweta - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Swalla, Billie - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Swedo, Jacek. University of Gdansk, Poland - Taxonomy Group
- Sánchez-Ruiz, M. - WTaxa
- Sørensen, Martin Vinther - WoRMS Loricifera
- Takiya, D.M. - 3i Auchenorrhyncha
- Tandberg, Anne Helene - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Tavakilian, Gerard Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France - TITAN
- Taylor, Kristian - WoRMS Crinoidea
- Thessen, A. - Gymnodinium
- Thomas, James Darwin - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Thomas, Phillip. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, United Kingdom - WFO Pinopsida
- Thomson, Scott Centro de Estudos dos Quelônios da Amazônia - CEQUA, Petrópolis, Manaus, State of Amazonas, 69055-010, Brazil - Global Team
- ThripsWiki - ThripsWiki
- Thuesen, Erik - WoRMS Chaetognatha
- Thulin, Mats - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Thurston, Mike - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Thuy, Ben - WoRMS Ophiuroidea
- Todaro, Antonio - WoRMS Gastrotricha
- Torke, Benjamin M. - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Tsai, Sz-Yi TaiCOL, TaiBIF, Academica Sinica, Taipei City, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei - Global Team
- Turiault, M. - GloBIS (GART)
- Turner, John R.G. School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom - Hepialidae
- Turner, Thomas - WoRMS Porifera
- Turon, Xavier - WoRMS Ascidiacea
- Tyler, Seth - WoRMS Turbellarians
- UCD Community - UCD
- Uetz, Peter Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States of America - ReptileDB
- Ulmer, Jonah M. Pennsylvania State University, PA, United States of America - Sepidiini tribe
- Vacelet, Jean - WoRMS Porifera
- Vachard, Daniel - WoRMS Foraminifera
- Vader, Wim - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Valls Domedel, Georgina - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Van der Burgt, Xander - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Vandepitte, Leen Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), Oostende, Belgium - WoRMS coordinator
- Vanhoorne, Bart. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), Oostende, Belgium - Information Systems Group
- Vatanparast, Mohammad - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Verhoeff, Tristan - WoRMS Brachiopoda
- Vonk, Ronald - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Väinölä, Risto - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Walker-Smith, Genefor - WoRMS Leptostraca
- Walter, T. Chad - WoRMS Tantulocarida; WoRMS Copepoda
- Wambiji, Nina Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya - Global Team
- Wanke, Dominic Entomology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Geometridae
- Watling, Les - WoRMS Cumacea
- Weaver, Haylee. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra, Australia - Global Team
- Webb, J. - FADA Ephemeroptera
- Welbourn, W.C. - Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- Whipps, Christopher - WoRMS Myxozoa
- White, Kristine - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Wilding, Nicholas - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Williams, Gary - WoRMS Octocorallia
- Wilson, Annette J.G. , Australia - WWW; WWW
- Wing, Peter Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom - GLI
- Winitsky, Sophie - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Wirth, Christopher C. Nortern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America - Sepidiini tribe
- Wojciechowski, Martin - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Woodman, Simon. , Australia - WWW
- World Spider Catalog - WSC
- Xavier, Joana - WoRMS Porifera
- Yi, Tingshuang - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Yoder, Mathew. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, United States of America - TaxonWorks liaison
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. Taxapad project - Taxapad Ichneumonoidea
- Yunakov, Nikolai Natural History Museum, Zoology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Entiminae
- Zahniser, J. - 3i Auchenorrhyncha
- Zeidler, Wolfgang - WoRMS Amphipoda
- Zhang, Rong - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Zhang, Z.Q. - Animal Biodiversity
- Zinetti, F. - Brentids
- d'Hondt, Jean-Loup - WoRMS Gastrotricha
- de Moraes, G.J. - Mites GSD Phytoseiidae; Mites GSD Tenuipalpidae
- de Oliveira, Ana Beatriz Ramos Biofísica, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - WCO
- de Voogd, Nicole - WoRMS Porifera
- del Río, M. Guadalupe Entomology Division, Museo de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Entiminae
- van Haaren, Ton - WoRMS Oligochaeta
- van Nieukerken, E.J. - Nepticuloidea
- van Ofwegen, Leen - WoRMS Octocorallia
- van Soest, Rob - WoRMS Porifera; WoRMS Thaliacea
- Şentürk, Ozan - WCVP-Fabaceae
- ITIS - ITIS
- International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) - ICTV MSL
- Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) - WCVP-Fabaceae
- Paleobiology Database contributors - PaleoBioDB
- World Flora Online - WFO Pinopsida
