World Register for Marine Species (WoRMS)
The aim of a World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. While highest priority goes to valid names, other names in use are included so that this register can serve as a guide to interpret taxonomic literature.
The content of WoRMS is controlled by taxonomic experts, not by database managers. WoRMS has an editorial management system where each taxonomic group is represented by an expert who has the authority over the content, and is responsible for controlling the quality of the information. Each of these main taxonomic editors can invite several specialists of smaller groups within their area of responsibility to join them.
WoRMS integrates Global Species Databases (GSD) with an interface:
- World List of Amphipoda
- World List of Ascidiacea
- World List of Asteroidea
- World List of Brachiopoda
- World List of Cetacea
- World List of Copepoda
- World List of Cumacea
- World List of Echinoidea
- World List of Foraminifera
- World List of Hemichordata
- World List of Hydrozoa
- World List of Isopoda
- World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida
- World List of Mangroves
- World List of littoral Myriapoda
- World List of Ophiuroidea
- World List of Phoronida
- World List of Placozoa
- World List of Polychaeta
- World List of Porifera
- World List of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia - Rhabditophora
- World List of Pycnogonida
- World List of Remipedia
