Checklist dataset Registered March 07, 2011

    World Register of Marine Species

    LicenceUnspecified

    Description

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names

    Geographic scope

    Description

    World Oceans

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    Biota

    Coverage
    Biota

    Contacts

    • WoRMS Editorial Board

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Owner
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      WoRMS Editorial Board
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Owner
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
    • Leen Vandepitte

      Custodian steward
      Organization
      Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
      Roles
      Custodian steward
      Email
    • Tammy Horton

      Editor
      Organization
      University of Southampton; National Oceanography Centre, Southampton; Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Andreas Kroh

      Editor
      Organization
      Natural History Museum Vienna
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Shane Ahyong

      Editor
      Organization
      Australian Museum; Marine Invertebrates
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Nicolas Bailly

      Editor
      Organization
      Quantitative Aquatics, Inc.
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Christopher Boyko

      Editor
      Organization
      American Museum of Natural History; Division of Invertebrate Zoology
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Simone Brandão

      Editor
      Organization
      Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz; Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Serge Gofas

      Editor
      Organization
      University of Málaga; Faculty of Sciences; Departamento de Biología Animal
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • John Hooper

      Editor
      Organization
      Queensland Museum
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Francisco Hernandez

      Editor
      Organization
      Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Oleksandr Holovachov

      Editor
      Organization
      Swedish Museum of Natural History
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Jan Mees

      Editor
      Organization
      Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Tina Molodtsova

      Editor
      Organization
      Russian Academy of Sciences; P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
      Roles
      Editor
      Email
    • Gustav Paulay

      Editor
      Organization
      University of Florida; Florida Museum of Natural History
      Roles
      Editor
      Email

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    March 07, 2011
    Metadata last modified
    July 09, 2020
    Publication date
    July 01, 2020
    Hosted by
    Flanders Marine Institute
    Installation
    HTTP Installation
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    Preferred identifier
    10.14284/170
    Alternative identifiers
    DOI10.15468/h4nrho

    Citation

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2020). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-18.