Radiolaria.org is an online database containing information about radiolarians. The idea behind Radiolaria.org is that anybody can contribute with their expertise, i.e. add species with images, descriptions, references, synonyms, taxonomy and links etc. Under each species there is also a discussion forum where you can post and exchange ideas, opinions, comments etc. Anyone has the opportunity to contribute from any web browser any time. Hopefully this will be an easy way of sharing and exchanging data between all radiolarian researchers. ... [Information of the supplier]
Sipuncula are marine invertebrate worms, commonly known as peanut worms or star worms, comprising around 151 recognized species. They are widely distributed throughout the world's oceans from intertidal tropical to cold deep-water habitats. These little-known marine invertebrates are inconspicuous, and often confused with holothurians, echiurans or nemerteans and easily overlooked by inexperienced observers. However sipunculans have few, but peculiar characteristics that separate them easily from the other groups. As infaunal animals, burrowed in sediment or hidden within coral ruble or empty gastropod shells, they are not readily observed or collected. As with species of many other minor phyla, species descriptions of sipunculans in the older literature often consist of a short paragraph with poor, if any, illustration and many references are not easily accessible. Moreover, there are about five active researchers in the world with systematic expertise in this group. The lack of specialists and the difficulty of access to the specific references, make the identification of these worms a challenge. With this website we would like to make available scientific knowledge to an audience interested in this little-known marine invertebrate offering descriptions, images and links to relevant literature. ... [Information of the supplier]
Ostracoda are amazing animals, which inhabit virtually all aquatic environments on Earth. From tropical sand beaches to the deep sea. From the Arctic to Antarctica. From freshwater temporary ponds to acid lakes. They are very special because they present one of the most extensive fossil records including the last 425 millions years! Because of this, ostracods tell us a lot about the history of our planet, including the many climatic changes. ... [Information of the supplier]
Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. About 1000 species are known. They frequently feature in deep-sea images taken by submersibles and are caught in large numbers by benthic dredges. Some species are so locally abundant that they form ‘red tides’. Others support a variety of important fisheries. ... [Information of the supplier]
Polychaeta of the Southern Ocean LifeDesk records the biodiversity and taxonomy of Antarctic and Subantarctic polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta). The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica hosts a diverse polychaete fauna. The first benthic samples of polychaetes were taken on the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. Ross reached the sea that bears his name in 1841. Many expeditions from many nations have visited Antarctic seas since, and over 700 named species have been recorded for Antarctica’s shelf, slope and deep-sea benthos, mainly from the Ross Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula / Weddell Sea areas. Given this effort over the years the circum Antarctic region has been sampled repeatedly in some places. However, new samples taken on board research vessels continue to yield new, unknown species, and there are large extents of ocean where little sampling has been done. The 551 accepted species names in the classification tree are from the Antarctic seas taxa list of WoRMS. ... [Information of the supplier]
Sea turtles face ever-increasing threats from a staggering array of sources as human populations grow, coastal habitats are developed, and marine habitats are degraded. Only through research can we hope to obtain the information necessary to counteract these threats and ensure the survival of these magnificent creatures. The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR) at the University of Florida was established in 1986 as a Center of Excellence by the University Board of Regents of the State of Florida in recognition of the outstanding achievements and pioneering research of the late Archie Carr. Its mission is to conduct research in all aspects of the biology of sea turtles, to educate students, and to further sea turtle conservation through the communication of these research results to the scientific community, management agencies, and conservation organizations throughout the world. ... [Information of the supplier]
To conserve the world’s oceans we must go beyond science, and use it to inform policy and management, and ultimately to catalyze change. The International Marine Conservation Congress--hosted by the Society for Conservation Biology Marine Section--brings together conservation professionals and students to develop new and powerful tools to further marine conservation science and policy. ... [Information of the supplier]