American Society of Plant Taxonomists « http://www.sysbot.org/ | | Promotes research and teaching in the taxonomy , systematics , and phylogeny of vascular and nonvascular plants. |
Biodiversity and Biological Collection Databases « http://www.biocollections.org/ | | Information of interest to systematists and other organismic biologists such as biological collections , taxonomic files , directories and listserv archives , computer programs , reports by standards bodies (iopi , asc , and sa2000) , and access to on-line journ |
BioNET - International « http://www.bionet-intl.org | | A global network of country-owned collaborative loops to support national programs for biosystematics to support goals in areas such as sustainable development and pest management. |
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature « http://home.earthlink.net/~misaak/taxonomy.html | | Etymologies , puns and funny sounds and wordplay in taxonomy. |
DELTA: Description Language for Taxonomy « http://delta-intkey.com/ | | A flexible format for encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing. it can be used to produce natural-language descriptions , conventional or interactive keys , classifications , and information-retrieval systems. |
ETI World Taxonomist Database « http://www.eti.uva.nl/Database/WTD.html | | Directory of specialists searchable by name , country , or specialization. |
Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification « http://www.eti.uva.nl/ | | Eti is a non-governmental organisation in operational relations with unesco. their mission is to develop scientific/educational computer-aided information systems , to improve general access to , and to promote use of taxonomic and biodiversity knowledge wo |
Fairchild Tropical Garden Virtual Herbarium « http://www.virtualherbarium.org | | Includes photos of more than 50 , 000 plant , palm , cycad and other cultivated tropical plants from florida and taxonomic information on grasses , especially bamboos , and other economically important and interesting plants. |
Glossary of Phylogenetic Systematics « http://www.bechly.de/glossary.htm | | An annotated , extensive hypertext glossary of the terminology of phylogenetic systematics , with a discussion and criticsm of mainstream computer cladistics. |
Integrated Taxonomic Information System « http://www.itis.gov/ | | Authoritative taxonomic information on plants , animals , fungi , and microbes of north america and the world. |
NCBI Taxonomy Homepage « http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html | | The ncbi taxonomy homepage |
Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy « http://web.nhm.ku.edu/peet/ | | National science foundation (usa) competition to support competitively reviewed research projects that target groups of poorly known organisms. |
Scalenet - Glossary « http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet/glossary.htm | | A short glossary explaining some of the terms used in taxonomy. from a site on scale insects. |
Science at the Natural History Museum « http://www.naturalhistorymuseum.org.uk/science/ | | A world leader for research on taxonomy and biodiversity. |
Systema Naturae 2000 « http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/ | | An up-to-date historical cross-referenced classification of life based on original authorative scientific literature. |