Repository details
World Register of Marine Species
Name of repository
World Register of Marine Species
Additional name(s)
- WoRMS
- European Register of Marine Species
- ERMS
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) integrates approximately 100 marine datbases to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of marine organisms. WoRMS has an editorial system where taxonomic groups are managed by experts responsible for the quality of the information. WorMS register of marine species emerged from the European Register of Marine Species (ERMS) and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). WoRMS is a contribution to Lifewatch, Catalogue of Life, Encyclopedia of Life,
Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the Census of Marine Life.
Contact(s)
- administrative: info@marinespecies.org
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
Accepted marine species 247.421 (98% checked); Marine species names, including synonyms 514.157; Species with image 47.632 (63% checked)
Repository type(s)
- institutional
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Institutions (7)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- GBIF
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- EU Network of Excellence
- MarBEF
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- OBIS
- formerly: Ocean Biogeographics Information System
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- SMEBD
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
End date of responsibility
2015
Additional name(s)
- Flanders Marine Institute
- VLIZ
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
- other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (2)
Type
SOAP
Url
Type
REST
Url
Metadata standards (4)
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Alerting services (4)
Type of alerting service
Type of alerting service
Type of alerting service
Type of alerting service
Remarks
Remarks
WoRMS has implemented the persistent identifier 'Life Science Identifier - LSID' and uses metadata Standards Darwin Core and Dublin Core
Entry date
2014-07-21
Last update
2025-03-13
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re3data.org: World Register of Marine Species; editing status 2025-03-13; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R33916 last accessed: 2025-04-25- Current projects
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