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  1. LIAS – A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:04

    LIAS is a multi-authored information system for the collection and distribution of descriptive and other biodiversity data on lichens and non-lichenized ascomycetes. The goal is
    * to provide a working space for cooperation and collaboration of experts on ascomycetes in the Internet
    * to establish a multi-authored worldwide database on descriptive data of all ascomycetes
    * to design user-friendly web tools for an easier access and remote editing of database records via Internet
    * to offer a online database system for multiple usage and therewith dissemination of expert knowledge especially by providing public access to database generated identification keys and natural language description of ascomycetes
    * to promote the gathering, furnishing and administration of data by experts in a standard database system which allows an information deposit for individual use only (e. g. for revision) and – after agreement – the public access to the data via Internet
    * to promote common standards on descriptive data connected with taxonomic names of ascomycetes to facilitate interoperability and data exchange
    The vision of LIAS is to establish a non-commercial global information system of advanced technology where published biodiversity data of all ascomycetes are joint in a multi-authored database and used for the most sophisticated queries.

  2. Melastomataceae.Net Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:10

    Melastomataceae occur in all tropical biomes, are abundant, ecologically important, and comprise many horticulturally important species. The family comprises an estimated 3,000 "good" species in the Neotropics, 240 in Africa, 230 on Madagascar, and about 1,000 in Asia. One genus, Rhexia, is endemic in North America. The sister clade of Melastomataceae, Memecylaceae, comprises 500 species, most of them in the paleotropics. The site Melastomataceae.Net will present information on the biodiversity of these two families by providing a portal to open-access databases, starting with MEL names. MEL names is a service for accessing the ca. 13,278 names of Melastomataceae and Memecylaceae with information on recognized species, synonymous names, and literature; MEL occurrence will deliver data on distribution of species and genera. The project was funded by a ECAT seed money award given by GBIF International 2005. The IT infrastructure is based on that developed for LIAS with the underlying database application DiversityTaxonNames as part of the Diversity Workbench framework.

  3. TROPICOS Thu, 01/17/2008 - 17:37

    W3TROPICOS provides new and improved access to the Missouri Botanical Garden's VAST nomenclatural database and associated authority files. In this release (rev. 1.5), the following information is provided when present (* indicates a hypertext link to additional information about a name or reference):

     

    Names data
    Plant name and authors
    Group and family placement
    Place and date of publication
    Type information
    *Basionym, with place and date of publication
    *Next Higher Taxon, with place and date of publication
    *Other uses of this name
    *Synonyms of this name, and *References for the alternate usage
    *Homonyms and *Infraspecific names for species
    Reference
    Author(s) of the publication
    Date of publication
    Title of the article
    Journal or book title
    Volume and page numbers
    Keywords

  4. UBio NameBank Thu, 01/17/2008 - 17:40

    NameBank is a registry for all recorded taxon names.

    NameBank is a biological name server. It stores and serves NameBankIDs via Life Science Identifiers, a persistent and distinct identifier. Each NameBank LSID returns a NameBank object which contains information about the NameBank record.

     

    It stores and qualifies recorded taxon names, providing an index for all name-annotated content. NameBank serves as a foundational layer for a name-based informatics infrastructure.

     

    The basic unit of NameBank is the NameBank record which is referenced by a unique and persistentNameBankID. NameBank records are like index cards, recording basic metadata about specific distinct name string concepts. NameBank records form reconcilation groups based on objectively derived inter-relationships. 

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