The World Biodiversity Database currently consists of 21 separate projects. All projects (except the cranefly database) were generated using the Web Publisher facility of ETI's Linnaeus II software. Click a project title for more information.

1. Arthropods of Economic Importance - Agromyzidae of the World
   Author: M. Dempewolf (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
   
   The mining flies are a highly diverse dipteran family of exclusively phytophagous species. The world fauna consists of about 2,750 species, about 110 of which are known to occur on cultivated plants. This project aims to improve of the management of pest-agromyzids by providing access to taxonomic and biological data. Arthropods of Economic Importance is a project of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, subsidized by the University of Amsterdam, Unesco, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Ministerie van OCenW, Research School Biodiversity in cooperation with The Natural History Museum, London and CABI Bioscience. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
   Created: 30 Nov 2004. Contains 142 taxa.
2. Arthropods of Economic Importance - Diaspididae of the World
   Author: G.W. Watson (Natural History Museum, London)
   
   Armoured scale insects are important agricultural, horticultural and forestry pests that are difficult to identify. This project is an identification guide and information source on economically important diaspidids of the world. Arthropods of Economic Importance is a project of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, subsidized by the University of Amsterdam, Unesco, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Ministerie van OCenW, Research School Biodiversity in cooperation with The Natural History Museum, London and CABI Bioscience.
   Created: 24 Jun 2005. Contains 178 taxa.
3. Arthropods of Economic Importance - Eurasian Tortricidae
   Authors: L. Meijerman & S.A. Ulenberg (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
   
   Eurasian Torticidae contains detailed information on torticid taxonomy and information on their life-histories, hostplants, distribution, parasitoids and attractantia. Notes on related non-pest species and diagnostic characters to distinguish them from the economically important species are also included. Arthropods of Economic Importance is a project of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, subsidized by the University of Amsterdam, Unesco, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Ministerie van OCenW, Research School Biodiversity in cooperation with The Natural History Museum, London and CABI Bioscience.
   Created: 05 Oct 2004. Contains 282 taxa.
4. Catalogue of Craneflies of the World
   Author: P. Oosterbroek (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
   
   The Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (CCW) covers all genus-group and species-group taxa of the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea). Apart from the standard taxonomic information (family, subfamily, genus, subgenus, species, subspecies, author, year, publication, synonyms, original genus, original spelling), the catalogue includes up to date information on the distribution of the species by countries and, for the larger countries (e.g., USA, China), provinces, states, or islands.
   Created: 15 Mar 2008. Contains 17522 taxa.
5. Chaetognatha of the World
   Author: A. Pierrot-Bults (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
   
   A project by Chaetognath-specialist A. Pierrot-Bults of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam. Chaetognatha is a phylum of predatory marine worms that are a major component of plankton worldwide. The common term for the phylum is "arrow worms". This work-in-progress includes descriptions and drawings of 121 species. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
   Created: 23 Feb 2004. Contains 121 taxa.
6. Dagvlinders van Europa
   Authors: I. van Halder, I. Wynhoff & C. van Swaay (De Vlinderstichting)
   
   Dagvlinders is gebaseerd op de ETI CD-ROM Dagvlinders van Europa (Van Halder, Wynhoff en Van Swaay, 2000). Dit programma toont informatie over meer dan 400 Europese dagvlinders. Elke soort is geïllustreerd met gedetailleerde tekeningen en foto's. De tekst behandelt ecologie, verspreiding, habitat en vluchtperiode. Het programma bevat verder een kennistest en interactieve verspreidingkaarten. Online publicatie van deze 'species bank' werd gefinancierd door NLBIF.
   Created: 30 Jun 2003. Contains 403 taxa.
7. European Limnofauna
   Authors: H. Visser & H.H. Veldhuijzen van Zanten
   
   Limnofauna is based on the ETI CD-ROM European Limnofauna (Visser and Veldhuijzen van Zanten, 2000). This project is an introduction to the families of macroscopic freshwater invertebrates, offering descriptions and a picture-based identification key. Apart from taxonomic descriptions, this database also offers notes on ecology and distribution, about 2000 drawings and colour pictures and 24 movies. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
   Created: 06 Oct 2003. Contains 314 taxa.
8. Euscelidia
   Author: T. Dikow (Cornell University and American Museum of Natural History, New York)
   
   A taxonomic review of the genus Euscelidia from the family Asilidae (Robber Flies). This project was originally published in African Invertebrates and converted into a Web site using the Web Publisher in Linnaeus II 2.5.
   Created: 07 Jun 2005. Contains 69 taxa.
9. Flora of NW Europe
   Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
   
   Based on the ETI DVD Interactive Flora of the British Isles, this project encompasses more than 3500 taxa and includes all natives, all naturalized plants, all crop plants and all recurrent casuals. Full descriptions from the printed 2nd edition of Stace's New Flora of the British Isles (1997) have been incorporated. Although some functionality of the DVD has been disabled, this project is unique in that it adds an online knowledge test. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
   Created: 25 Jan 2005. Contains 4960 taxa.
10. Freshwater Amphipods
    Author: D. Platvoet (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
    
    Nearly 60 freshwater shrimps of the family Gammaridae described, depicted, and with full synonymy and literature databases. Author D. Platvoet of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam currently is working on completely new multiple entry keys for the identification of species. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 23 Feb 2004. Contains 61 taxa.
11. Insecten van Europa
    Authors: H. Bellmann & W.R.B. Heitmans
    
    Insecten is gebaseerd op de ETI CD-ROM Insecten van Europa (Bellman en Heitmans, 2001). Het programma bevat bijna 1000 Europese insecten, met de nadruk op soorten die gevonden worden in Nederland en België. Alle behandelde soorten zijn geïllustreerd met foto's en bovendien zijn van krekels en sprinkhanen de karakteristieke geluiden opgenomen. Voorts biedt het programma een sleutel gebaseerd op afbeeldingen, een verklarende woordenlijst, literatuurverwijzingen en een kennistest. Online publicatie van deze 'species bank' werd gefinancierd door NLBIF.
    Created: 30 Jun 2003. Contains 1158 taxa.
12. Lasiocnemus
    Author: T. Dikow (Cornell University and American Museum of Natural History, New York)
    
    This project features the entirely Afrotropical robber-fly genus Lasiocnemus (Loew, 1851) (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae). All known species are dealt with in this web-site, summarising our knowledge of taxonomy, diversity, biology, and distribution of these beautiful flies and providing diagnoses, descriptions, and identification keys for them.
    Created: 28 May 2008. Contains 8 taxa.
13. Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Anthozoa
    Authors: M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
    
    This project provides users with a complete and up-to-date catalogue of macrobenthic species, including reliable standardized identification guides. The biological diversity in the shallow-water macrobenthos of the North Sea (down to 100 m) is documented. This project includes a key to 40 species of the subphylum Anthozoa occurring in the North Sea. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 04 Feb 2004. Contains 112 taxa.
14. Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Crustacea
    Authors: M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
    
    The Crustacea project is dealing with 644 species of amphipods, barnacles, crabs, isopods, ostracods, prawns, shrimps etc. and includes taxonomic descriptions and notes on habitat and distribution. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 04 Feb 2004. Contains 651 taxa.
15. Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Echinodermata
    Authors: M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
    
    Members of the phylum Echinodermata are exclusively marine and most of them are bottom dwellers. This Macrobenthos of the North Sea project includes 61 species, with taxonomic descriptions and notes on habitat and distribution. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 04 Feb 2004. Contains 100 taxa.
16. Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Pycnogonida
    Authors: M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
    
    This is a small group of marine arthropods often referred to as sea spiders. The key makes use of the marvellous illustrations of the rare publication from Sars (1891). Pycnogonids are mostly small animals with a body length ranging from 1 to 10 mm, but specimens of the deep sea, reach more than 5 cm in body length and have a leg span of more than half a meter. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 04 Feb 2004. Contains 38 taxa.
17. Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Tunicata
    Authors: M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
    
    This Macrobenthos of the North Sea project contains detailed information about 34 species of the subphylum Tunicata. Macrobenthos of the North Sea was initiated by ETI and the Zoological Museum at the University of Amsterdam. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 04 Feb 2004. Contains 44 taxa.
18. Marine Lobsters of the World
    Author: L.B. Holthuis
    
    This project provides a comprehensive account of all marine lobsters of interest to fisheries. It is based on FAO's Species Catalogue no 13 by L.B. Holthuis. For the Marine Lobsters of the World project, the data of the catalogue have been updated and supplemented with more recent information.
    Created: 24 Feb 2006. Contains 213 taxa.
19. Marine Mammals of the World
    Author: T.A. Jefferson, S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber
    
    Marine Mammals covers the identification of marine mammals and those cetaceans, seals, and sirenians also found in freshwater. The 119 species include a variety of taxa: baleen whales, toothed whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sirenians, marine otters and the polar bear.
    Created: 26 Jun 2006. Contains 152 taxa.
20. Reef Corals of the Indo-Malayan Seas
    Authors: B. Hoeksema & L. van Ofwegen (National Museum of Natural History Naturalis)
    
    This authoritive project by B. Hoeksema and L. van Ofwegen of the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis provides an identification key to the approximately 180 (sub)genera of various groups of coelenterates, popularly known as black corals, stony corals, soft corals, fire corals and lace corals, that can be found on the coral reefs of the waters of Indonesia and adjacent territories. With about 3500 colour pictures, a brief diagnosis for each genus, and interactive distribution maps for the stony corals indicating the total range for each genus in the Indo-Pacific. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 01 Jan 1970. Contains 236 taxa.
21. Turtles of the World
    Authors: C.H. Ernst, R.G.M. Altenburg & R.W. Barbour
    
    Turtles of the World is an update of the standard work of the same title by Ernst and Barbour (1989). This project contains extensive descriptions of all turtle taxa known at the time of writing (1997), including details on recognition, karyotype (chromosome number and morphology), distribution, geographic variation, habitat, natural history, and conservation status. Also available are a key allowing identifation down to subspecific level, a quiz, an extensive bibliography and a glossary covering scientific and etymological terms. Online publication of this 'species bank' has been financed by NLBIF.
    Created: 04 Jan 2006. Contains 598 taxa.