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A list of good internet sources has been compiled. These sources can be used to contribute and verify content to Wikispecies, but please cross check several sources before adding data from any of the sites.

Lists of species/genera

Lists marked "(genera)" include all living named genera. Others include all living named species.

Catalogue of Life: 2018 Annual Checklist

Protista

AlgaeBase (all levels of classification; cite using :Template:ALGAE)
Protist classification at micro*scope (genera)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) & Template:WoRMS

Chromista

AlgaeBase (photosynthetic chromists)
Protist classification at micro*scope (genera)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) & Template:WoRMS

Plantae

Green algae, etc. (non-embryophytes):
- Protist classification at micro*scope (genera)
- AlgaeBase (all levels of classification; cite using :Template:ALGAE)
Mosses: Classification of the Bryophyta (genera)
Vascular embryophytes: World Checklist of Vascular Plants global consensus view of all known vascular plant species (flowering plants, conifers, ferns, clubmosses and firmosses)
International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI) name search (cite using Template:IFPNI)
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) name search (cite using Template:IPNI)
TROPICOS at the Missouri Botanical Gardens: name search (Vascular plant synonymy, name publication info)
Plants of the World Online ("POWO") by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Index Nominum Genericorum
Index Herbariorum
Appendices I-VIII to the ICN (proposals and requests for decisions under the code)
World checklists of selected plant families (Kew Garden)