Catalogue of Life
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 Cover of DVD version of database |
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| URL | [1] |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | no |
| Type of site | Taxonomic catalogue |
| Registration | not required |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Launched | June 2001 |
| Alexa rank |  776,542 (March 2012[update])[1] |
| Current status | active |
The Catalogue of Life, started in June 2001 by Species 2000 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), is planned to become a comprehensive catalogue of all known species of organisms on Earth by the year 2011. 66 taxonomic databases with contributions from more than 3,000 specialists from around the world are compiled into it and are also reviewed.[2] The Catalogue contains the Annual Checklist (published yearly, ninth edition contains 1,160,711 species[2]) + Dynamic Checklist (less extensive, updated more often, contains additional regional species checklists).
Whether the catalogue will reach its aim is uncertain, the count stood at 1,370,276 for all kingdoms in late October 2011.
[edit] See also
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- Macroscopic Observatory
- Wikispecies
- ARKive
[edit] References
- ^ "Catalogueoflife.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ a b About the Catalogue of Life, retrieved online: 2009-05-16
[edit] Further reading
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G., eds (2009). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at [2]. Species 2000: Reading, UK.
