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Cleanup of the feedingtype attribute
Added on: 2025-08-28 11:58:09 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
The feedingtype attribute has been split into three different attributes: (1) Ecological interactions, (2) Trophic level, and (3) Feeding method. ...
Tackling Temporary Names in WoRMS: Interim Solutions for the Taxonomic Impediment
Added on: 2025-08-07 08:01:57 by Vandepitte, Leen
This recently published paper in Marine Biodiversity formulates practical recommendations and clarification on temporary names and how they should be entered in a standardised way, not only into WoRMS but also into taxonomic databases in general. ...
Rotifer World Catalog now available through the Aphia platform
Added on: 2025-08-04 16:04:28 by Goharimanesh, Mona
Almost 20 years after the idea to „set up an individual page for every rotifer species” (2006), the Rotifer World Catalog finds a new home in Aphia, the data infrastructure behind the World Register of Marine Species. A dedicated portal was set up for these conspicuous micro-organisms, and their marine representatives are displayed through WoRMS as well. ...
Introducing the World List of Myxozoa
Added on: 2025-07-31 16:07:28 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
Today is the launch day for the World List of Myxozoa, a Global Species Database under the umbrella of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). ...
NELOS divers use WoRMS in digital dive log: a step toward citizen science
Added on: 2025-07-23 11:22:55 by Dekeyzer, Stefanie
The Flemish diving federation NELOS vzw (Dutch-speaking League for Underwater Research and Sports) has recently integrated the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) into its internal platform DIVES — a Digital Verification System used to log tens of thousands of dives each year. ...
Awardees for the 2025 WoRMS Achievement & Early Career Researcher Award known
Added on: 2025-06-17 11:59:57 by Goharimanesh, Mona
This year, Sammy De Grave has been honored with the WoRMS Achievement Award, and the WoRMS Early Career Researcher Award goes to Sávio Gabriel Gomes Pereira. ...[Add] [Older news... ]
