The data in current edition of the Catalogue of Life have
been provided by 151 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. 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. A
brief summary is listed below giving: database short and full names;
home page on the web; the author(s) or editor(s); 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.
• Geographic Coverage (values G for "Global" and R for "Regional")
• Taxonomic Completeness (values 1 - 100%)
• Checklist Confidence (values

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, see below for details)

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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.


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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
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English name of the group
|
Species
|
3i Cicadellinae: 3i interactive keys and taxonomic databases, subfamily Cicadellinae
UPDATED!
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|
Leafhoppers |
2,151 |
3i Cicadoidea: 3i interactive keys and taxonomic databases, superfamily Cicadoidea
NEW!
|
|
Cicadas |
3,054 |
3i Typhlocybinae: 3i interactive keys and taxonomic databases, subfamily Typhlocybinae
UPDATED!
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|
Leafhoppers |
4,788 |
AFD: Australian Faunal Directory (Pulmonata)
|
|
Snails and slugs (some groups) |
880 |
AnnonBase: Annonaceae GSD
|
|
Custard apples |
2,440 |
AphidSF: Aphid Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Aphids and allied groups |
5,477 |
BdelloideaBase: Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases
|
|
Bdellid and cunaxid mites |
665 |
BIOS: Bacteriology Insight Orienting System
|
|
Bacteria, archaea |
6,749 |
Brassicaceae species checklist and database
|
|
Crucifers, mustard or cabbage family |
3,778 |
CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles
|
|
Ground beetles |
37,406 |
Catalogue of Life China
|
|
Various taxa from China |
2,324 |
CCW: Catalogue of Craneflies of the World
|
|
Craneflies |
14,827 |
ChenoBase: Chenopodiaceae GSD
|
|
Goosefoot family |
2,010 |
ChiloBase: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) for the web
|
|
Centipedes |
3,146 |
CilCat: The World Ciliate Catalog
|
|
Ciliates |
8,669 |
CIPA: Computer Aided Identification of Phlebotomine sandflies of Americas
|
|
Phlebotomine sandflies |
396 |
CockroachSF: Cockroach Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Cockroaches |
4,558 |
Conifer Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Conifers |
615 |
COOL: Cercopoidea Organised On Line
UPDATED!
|
|
Froghoppers |
2,589 |
CoreoideaSF: Coreoidea Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Leatherbugs |
3,089 |
DermapteraSF: Dermaptera Species File
NEW!
|
|
Earwigs |
1,923 |
Dothideomycetes
UPDATED!
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|
|
5,651 |
Droseraceae Database
|
|
Sundew family |
180 |
ELPT: Early Land Plants Today - Uniting Taxonomy, Nomenclature & Geography (liverworts and hornworts)
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|
Hornworts and liverworts |
824 |
EmbiopteraSF: Embioptera Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Webspinners |
404 |
ETI WBD: World Biodiversity Database (Euphausiacea)
|
|
Krill |
86 |
FADA Bivalvia: World checklist of freshwater Bivalvia species
|
|
Bivalves |
1,127 |
FADA Cladocera: World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species
|
|
Water fleas |
1,043 |
FADA Copepoda: World checklist of freshwater Copepoda species
NEW!
|
|
Copepods |
703 |
FADA Ephemeroptera: World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species
|
|
Mayflies |
3,341 |
FADA Halacaridae: World checklist of freshwater Halacaridae species
|
|
Aquatic mites |
59 |
FADA Nematomorpha: World checklist of freshwater Nematomorpha species
|
|
Freshwater hairworms |
356 |
FADA Rotifera: Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera)
|
|
Rotifers |
2,014 |
FADA Turbellaria: World checklist of freshwater Turbellaria species
|
|
Planarians |
1,449 |
FishBase
UPDATED!
|
|
Fishes |
32,943 |
FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB
UPDATED!
|
|
Planthoppers |
12,510 |
GCC: Global Compositae Checklist
UPDATED!
|
|
Aster or sunflower family |
32,285 |
Global Gracillariidae: Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae
|
|
Gracillariid moths |
1,855 |
GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System
|
|
Hairstreaks, blues, coppers, swallowtails and whites |
8,001 |
Glomeromycota
UPDATED!
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|
Glomeromycota |
194 |
Hexacorals: Hexacorallians of the World
|
|
Sea anemones |
738 |
HymIS: Hymenoptera Information System
|
|
Crabronids, spider-hunting and rhopalosomatid wasps |
11,096 |
ICTV/MSL: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses / Master Species List
UPDATED!
|
|
Viruses and subviral agents |
2,876 |
ILDIS World Database of Legumes
UPDATED!
|
|
Legumes |
20,686 |
IOPI Global Plant Checklist
|
|
Cycads and 5 families of seed plants |
2,146 |
ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist
|
|
Bees |
20,446 |
ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System
UPDATED!
|
|
Wide range of global taxonomic checklists of different taxa |
84,395 |
ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System
UPDATED!
|
|
Wide range of taxa in all kingdoms |
46,099 |
Lace Bugs Database (Hemiptera: Tingidae)
|
|
Lace bugs |
2,338 |
LDL Neuropterida Species of the World
|
|
Lacewings, antlions, owlflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, snakeflies and relatives |
6,424 |
LecyPages: The Lecythidaceae Pages
|
|
Brazil nut family |
311 |
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
|
|
Butterflies and moths |
136,740 |
LHD: Lacistemataceae Holistic Database
|
|
Waits Numi plant family |
25 |
LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes
|
|
Lichens |
8,949 |
MantodeaSF: Mantodea Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Praying mantids |
2,495 |
MBB: Moss Bug Base
|
|
Moss bugs |
32 |
Microsporidia: Unicellular spore-forming protozoan parasites
|
|
Microsporidians |
1,104 |
Mites GSDs: OlogamasidBase
|
|
Ologamasid mites |
446 |
Mites GSDs: PhytoseiidBase
|
|
Phytoseiid mites |
2,186 |
Mites GSDs: RhodacaridBase
|
|
Rhodacarid mites |
145 |
Mites GSDs: TenuipalpidBase
|
|
Tenuipalpid mites |
887 |
MolluscaFW: World Checklist of Freshwater Mollusca
|
|
Fresh water gastropods |
3,765 |
MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database
|
|
Mosses |
13,364 |
MOWD: Membracoidea of the World Database
|
|
Treehoppers and leafhoppers |
15,387 |
Nomen.eumycetozoa.com: An online nomenclatural information system of Eumycetozoa
|
|
Slime moulds |
1,111 |
NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity
|
|
Various animalian taxa from New Zealand |
2,883 |
Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata
|
|
Dragonflies and damselflies |
5,912 |
OrthopteraSF: Orthoptera Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets |
26,700 |
Parhost: World Database of Fleas
|
|
Fleas |
2,047 |
PhasmidaSF: Phasmida Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Stick and leaf insects |
3,075 |
Phyllachorales
UPDATED!
|
|
Tropical tar-spot fungi |
1,673 |
PlecopteraSF: Plecoptera Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Stoneflies |
3,762 |
PsocodeaSF: Psocodea Species File
UPDATED!
|
|
Bark lices & parasitic lices |
5,995 |
Psyl'list: Psylloidea database
UPDATED!
|
|
Jumping plant lice |
3,302 |
Rhytismatales
UPDATED!
|
|
Tar-spot fungi |
712 |
RJB Geranium: Geranium Taxonomic Information System
|
|
Cranesbills, geraniums |
345 |
Saccharomycetes
UPDATED!
|
|
Ascomycetous yeast forming fungi |
1,012 |
SalticidDB: Global Species Database of Salticidae (Araneae)
|
|
Jumping spiders |
5,601 |
SCaDs: Selected Caryophyllales databases
|
|
14 Caryophyllales families |
2,382 |
ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World
|
|
Scale insects |
7,090 |
Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Scarab beetles |
38,191 |
Solanaceae Source
|
|
Nightshade genus |
1,082 |
Species 2000 additional Common Names for the Catalogue of Life
|
|
|
0 |
Species Fungorum
UPDATED!
|
|
Fungi; protozoan fungi; chromistan fungi |
108,432 |
SpidCat via ITIS: The World Spider Catalog
UPDATED!
|
|
Spiders |
35,788 |
SpmWeb: Spider Mites Web
|
|
Spider mites |
1,265 |
Strepsiptera Database: Global Strepsiptera Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Twisted-winged parasites |
607 |
SysMyr: Systematic Myriapod Database
|
|
Diplopods, pauropods and symphylans |
12,635 |
Systema Dipterorum
|
|
Flies, mosquitoes, bots, midges and gnats |
138,934 |
Taxapad Ichneumonoidea
|
|
Ichneumonid and braconid wasps |
42,370 |
Tessaratomidae Database: Illustrated catalog of Tessaratomidae
|
|
Tessaratomids |
240 |
The Reptile Database
|
|
Reptiles |
9,789 |
The White-Files: Taxonomic checklist of the world’s whiteflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
UPDATED!
|
|
Whiteflies |
1,557 |
TicksBase
|
|
Ticks |
867 |
Tineidae NHM: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
|
|
Clothes-moths |
2,443 |
TITAN: Cerambycidae database
|
|
Longhorn beetles, timber beetles |
33,140 |
Trichomycetes
UPDATED!
|
|
Fungi associated with Arthropods |
339 |
UCD: Universal Chalcidoidea Database
|
|
Chalcidoid wasps |
19,847 |
URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
|
|
Many groups of marine invertebrates and chordates |
6,483 |
WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
UPDATED!
|
|
114 families of seed plants |
115,289 |
World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World
UPDATED!
|
|
Ferns and fern-allies |
13,255 |
World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
UPDATED!
|
|
274 families of flowering plants |
129,459 |
WoRMS Acanthocephala: World List of Acanthocephala
NEW!
|
|
Acanthocephalans or spiny-headed worms |
207 |
WoRMS Acoelomorpha: World list of Acoelomorpha
NEW!
|
|
|
428 |
WoRMS Asteroidea: World Asteroidea database
UPDATED!
|
|
Starfish or sea stars |
1,828 |
WoRMS Bochusacea: World List of Bochusacea
UPDATED!
|
|
|
6 |
WoRMS Brachiopoda: World Brachiopoda database
UPDATED!
|
|
Lamp-shells |
396 |
WoRMS Brachypoda: World List of Brachypoda
UPDATED!
|
|
Brachypods |
12 |
WoRMS Brachyura: World List of marine Brachyura
UPDATED!
|
|
Crabs |
7,034 |
WoRMS Bryozoa: World List of Bryozoa
UPDATED!
|
|
Bryozoans, moss animals |
5,650 |
WoRMS Cephalochordata: World list of Cephalochordata
NEW!
|
|
Lancelets |
30 |
WoRMS Cestoda: World List of Cestoda
|
|
Tapeworms |
1,583 |
WoRMS Chaetognatha: World list of Chaetognatha
UPDATED!
|
|
Arrow worms |
131 |
WoRMS Cumacea: World Cumacea database
UPDATED!
|
|
Cumaceans or hooded shrimps |
1,531 |
WoRMS Echinoidea: World Echinoidea Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Sea urchins |
1,008 |
WoRMS Foraminifera: World Foraminifera Database
NEW!
|
|
Foraminifers |
8,705 |
WoRMS Gastrotricha: World Gastrotricha Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Gastrotrichs or hairy backs |
818 |
WoRMS Gnathostomulida: World list of Gnathostomulida
UPDATED!
|
|
Gnathostomulids or jaw worms |
98 |
WoRMS Holothuroidea: World List of Holothuroidea
UPDATED!
|
|
Sea cucumbers |
1,730 |
WoRMS Hydrozoa: World Hydrozoa database
UPDATED!
|
|
Hydroids |
3,539 |
WoRMS Isopoda: World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database
UPDATED!
|
|
Pillbugs, slaters and woodlice |
10,260 |
WoRMS Kinorhyncha: World list of Kinorhyncha
NEW!
|
|
Mud dragons |
186 |
WoRMS Leptostraca: World List of Leptostraca
UPDATED!
|
|
Leptostraca |
53 |
WoRMS Merostomata: World list of Merostomata
NEW!
|
|
Horseshoe crabs |
4 |
WoRMS Mollusca: World Marine Mollusca database
|
|
Marine molluscs |
35,028 |
WoRMS Monogenea: World list of Monogenea
|
|
Monogenean flatworms |
1,868 |
WoRMS Mystacocarida: World List of Mystacocarida
UPDATED!
|
|
Mystacocarids |
13 |
WoRMS Myxozoa: World list of Myxozoa
|
|
Myxozoans |
194 |
WoRMS Nemertea: World Nemertea database
UPDATED!
|
|
Ribbon worms |
1,252 |
WoRMS Octocorallia: World list of Octocorallia
NEW!
|
|
Soft corals, blue coral, sea pens and gorgonians |
3,566 |
WoRMS Oligochaeta: World List of Marine Oligochaeta
UPDATED!
|
|
Earthworms, oligochaetes |
912 |
WoRMS Ophiuroidea: World Ophiuroidea database
UPDATED!
|
|
Brittle stars and basket stars |
2,075 |
WoRMS Orthonectida: World list of Orthonectida
NEW!
|
|
Orthonectids |
25 |
WoRMS Phoronida: World Phoronida database
UPDATED!
|
|
Horseshoe worms |
17 |
WoRMS Placozoa: World Placozoa Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Placozoans or pancake animals |
1 |
WoRMS Polychaeta: World Polychaeta database
UPDATED!
|
|
Bristle worms |
11,210 |
WoRMS Polycystina: World list of Polycystina (Radiolaria)
UPDATED!
|
|
Polycystines (radiolarian protists) |
417 |
WoRMS Porifera: World Porifera database
UPDATED!
|
|
Sponges |
8,596 |
WoRMS Priapulida: World list of Priapulida
UPDATED!
|
|
Priapulid worms or penis worms |
19 |
WoRMS Proseriata-Kalyptorhynchia: World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia
|
|
Freeliving flatworms |
1,011 |
WoRMS Remipedia: World Remipedia Database
UPDATED!
|
|
Remipedes |
24 |
WoRMS Rhombozoa: World list of Rhombozoa
NEW!
|
|
Rhombozoans |
122 |
WoRMS Scaphopoda: World List of Scaphopoda
UPDATED!
|
|
Tusk shells |
571 |
WoRMS Tanaidacea: World List of Tanaidacea
UPDATED!
|
|
Tanaids |
1,303 |
WoRMS Tantulocarida: World List of Tantulocarida
UPDATED!
|
|
Tantulocaridans |
36 |
WoRMS Thermosbaenacea: World List of Thermosbaenacea
UPDATED!
|
|
Hot-springs shrimps |
35 |
WoRMS Trematoda: World list of Trematoda
|
|
Flukes |
1,785 |
WoRMS Xenoturbellida: World List of Xenoturbellida
UPDATED!
|
|
Xenoturbellids |
2 |
WTaxa: Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea)
|
|
Weevils |
98,237 |
Xylariaceae: Home of the Xylariaceae
UPDATED!
|
|
Fungi associated with dead wood |
2,197 |
ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea)
|
|
Vespid wasps |
6,203 |
Zygomycetes
UPDATED!
|
|
Pin moulds and related fungi |
1,027 |