BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Taxonomic verification: Species 2000 and the Catalogue of Life Frank Bisby

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Species 2000: indexing the world’s known species Species 2000 has the ambitious aim of creating a uniform and validated index to the world’s known species for use as a practical tool in inventorying and monitoring biodiversity worldwide. Species 2000 was initiated by the scientific unions IUBS, CODATA and IUMS, with TDWG and formally started at an Inaugural Workshop in the Philippines funded by the GEF in It was subsequently established as an independent not-for- profit organisation.

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 A series of prototype projects was funded in the UK, Japan and the Philippines and successfully completed in the period In June 2001 it was agreed to work jointly with ITIS to create a common ‘Catalogue of Life’. Full scale development of the Catalogue of Life started in early 2003 with substantial resources being negotiated for the European-based secretariat and network (EC Species 2000 europa project), further substantial support for the Japanese (Species 2000 Asia Oceania) and N. American (ITIS) partner secretariats, and a developing partnership with GBIF. The Catalogue of Life

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Species 2000 on-line services and CD-ROM Array of source databases for different higher taxa Dynamic Checklist & Web-service Annual Checklist DB on the Web DB on CD-ROM

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Standard data for one species (or infraspecies) 1) Accepted scientific name (with reference) 2) Synonyms (with references) 3) Common names (with references) 4) Latest taxonomic scrutiny 5) Source database 6) Optional / comment field 7) Family 8) Distribution The Species 2000 Data Standard

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July Flora 1 Flora 2 Flora 3 GSDs (taxa) – no overlapFloras/Faunas overlap Properties of Global Species Databases (GSDs) They can be put together end-to-end because they do not overlap and they contain a consistent taxonomic treatment for the whole of one higher taxon. (Floras / Faunas do overlap, and must therefore be reworked before being put together.)

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Essential properties of a Global Species Database Treats one taxon worldwide Contains a taxonomic checklist of all species Treats species as taxa, with synonymy and opinion Seeks at least one responsible/consensus taxonomy and applies it consistently - decoupled from the immediate debates of contentious taxonomy Cross-indexes to and from significant alternative taxonomies via its synonymy Has a mechanism for enhancing the taxonomy through time

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Catalogue of Life Architecture I Array of GSD’s & interim lists Gateway to biodiversity databases with rich content, connected by onward links, and the name-usage-registry Hierarchies (the taxonomic core)

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Euro Hub Sp2000 Asia Oceania Sp2000 Asia Oceania Africa Hub ? Africa Hub ? ITIS N. America Hub ITIS N. America Hub Global Hub Catalogue of Life Architecture II

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Available 2005 ITIS Annual Species Checklist Dynamic Species Checklist Names Service PlantsFungiFishInvert.Micro-InsectsAlgae 527,000 (Half a million) Species

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 Catalogue of Life Milestones 2001 – ,000 spp. 2003:achieved ,000 spp. 2005:achieved (750,000 spp. likely in 2006) 3. 1,750,000 spp. 2011: further funding needed

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 By Taxonomic Verification we mean: 1.checking that either a species of this name (or concept) is recognised in the current taxonomy or that material under this name (or concept) is now thought of as part of a species with another name

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 By Taxonomic Verification we mean: 2. locating all names (or concepts) - that refer to this species – synonyms etc. and that refer to contained taxa – infraspecific taxa and former segregates

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005 By Taxonomic Verification we mean: 3. and ensure that - subsequent data searches include all of these names (or concepts) so that a globally comparable and comprehensive dataset is returned

BiodiversityWorld GRID Workshop NeSC, Edinburgh – 30 June and 1 July 2005