From 30 March to 3 April 2026, the SCAR Antarctic Biodiversity Portal, in partnership with the SCAR Expert Group on Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics and SCARfish, organised a hybrid workshop at KU L...

A celebration party with lots of cake is in order: as of last Wednesday (13 May 2026), there are officially more than 250.000 accepted (extant) marine species documented in the World Register of Marin...

The International Carlo Heip Award (cycle 2023-2025) granted to Prof. Philippe Bouchet: passionate taxonomist, explorer, researcher, taxonomic Mollusca editor, founding father of MolluscaBase and over...

The deep-sea still harbours many undiscovered, undescribed treasures. Thanks to the “One Thousand Reasons” campaign of ISA-SSKI, we are again a very small step closer to knowing what lives in our ocea...

Abstract. An assessment of the biodiversity of decapod crustaceans over geologic time (through 31 December 2024) records 4,225 species, 1,284 genera, and 1

On September 5 and 6, 2025, the group of Talitraits editors met to include new thematic experts, refresh the workflow for the inclusion of trait information aligned with the WoRMS taxonomic backbone, ...

A taxon-match tool built on AlgaeBase is now available through the LifeWatch eLab, with the same functionalities as the WoRMS taxon-match tool.

As part of a collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase, the World Database of Nematodes (Nemys) has been integrated as the official taxonomic backbone for Nematoda in Edaphobase.

The feedingtype attribute has been split into three different attributes: (1) Ecological interactions, (2) Trophic level, and (3) Feeding method.

Elephants hold a special place in the hearts and traditions of cultures worldwide. Today is a day to reflect on their importance and the urgent need for their conservation🐘.