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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.
- AlgaeBase (all levels of classification; cite using :Template:ALGAE)
- Protist classification at micro*scope (genera)
- World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) & Template:WoRMS
- AlgaeBase (photosynthetic chromists)
- Protist classification at micro*scope (genera)
- World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) & Template:WoRMS
- 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)
- Dictionary of the Fungi (genera)
- Index Fungorum (species retrievable by searching for genera)
- Porifera: World Porifera Database
- Cnidaria: Synopsis of the described Cnidaria of the world
- Ctenophora: Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid scientific names
- Myxozoa: Synopsis of the described Myxozoa of the world
- Bryozoa (Ectoprocta): uBio ClassificationBank: Bryozoa (genera)
- Entoprocta: Synopsis of the described Entoprocta of the world
- Cycliophora: One genus, Symbion, two or three species
- Mollusca:
- Brachiopoda: Systematics of extant brachiopod taxa (genera, pdf)
- Phoronida: Synopsis of the described Phoronida of the world
- Sipuncula: Synopsis of the described Sipuncula of the world
- Annelida:
- Echiura: Synopsis of the described Echiura of the world
- Nemertea: uBio ClassificationBank: Nemertea (genera)
- Chaetognatha: Chaetognatha: A list of valid familes, genera and species
- Arthropoda:
- Aphidoidea: Aphid Species File
- Araneae: The World Spider Catalog
- Blattodea: Blattodea Species File
- Collembola: collembola.org
- Dermaptera Dermaptera Species File
- Embiidina: World List of Extant and Fossil Embiidina (=Embioptera)
- Hemiptera
- Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Online (HOL)
- Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths of the World
- Mantodea: Mantodea Species File
- Neuropterida: Neuropterida Species of the World
- Orthoptera: Orthoptera Species File
- Phasmida: Phasmida Species File
- Plecoptera: Plecoptera Species File
- Psocodea: Psocodea Species File
- Trichoptera: Trichoptera World Checklist
- Onychophora: World Checklist of the Onychophora
- Tardigrada: Synopsis of the described Tardigrada of the world
- Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha: Arten- und Autorenliste für die Priapulida, Loricifera und Kinorhyncha (in German)
- Priapula: Synopsis of the described Priapulida of the world
- Nematoda:
- Nematomorpha: Synopsis of the described Nematomorpha of the world
- Rotifera: uBio ClassificationBank: Rotifera
- Acanthocephala:
- Gastrotricha: Gastrotricha systematics (genera)
- Gnathostomulida: Synopsis of the described Gnathostomulida of the world
- Platyhelminthes:
- Micrognathozoa: One species, Limnognathia maerski
- Orthonectida: ITIS
- Rhombozoa: Synopsis of the described Rhombozoa of the world
- Hemichordata: A comprehensive list of extant Hemichordata with links to images (Google cache)
- Echinodermata:
- Urochordata:
- Cephalochordata: Cephalochordata (pdf)
- FishBase (Vertebrata excluding Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia)
- Catalog of Fishes (Vertebrata excluding Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia)
- Amphibian Species of the World (Amphibia)
- The Reptile Database (Reptilia)
- Checklist of the Turtles of the World, 2021 (Testudines)
- Iverson, 2022 Checlist of Types (Testudines) - nb: is a checklist of type specimens for turtles
- IOC World Bird List (Aves)
- BirdLife International Data Zone (Aves)
- Mammal Species of the World (Mammalia)
- Database of World Animal Name (Mammalia)
- Zoonomen (Aves)
Archaea
Bacteria
- Validly published names of genera and species of the domain (or empire) of Bacteria (or Eubacteria)
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Taxonomy (regarding Bacteria here are also taxa listed that are not (yet) validly published)
Local lists
China
- Species Inventory Database of Chinese Animals (China)
- Endangered and Protected Species Database of Chinese Animals
- Database of Taxonomic codes of the China fauna - Vertebrates
- fishbase.cn (Fishes)
Australia
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) online search
- concise database of plant names & name changes What’s Its Name?
Bibliographical resources and digitized literature
- Taxonomic literature 2 (bibliographical and biographical information on botanical material)
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Botanicus
- Digital Library of the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid
- HathiTrust Digital Library
- ISSN portal (find ISSNs for old periodicals)
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