CMarZ Species Pages
There are over 7000 identified species of holozooplankton in the world's oceans. A species page is a web page containing information particular to a single species. It can range in content from simple descriptions and pictures for the general public and students to very detailed taxonomic information most useful to specialists. Increasing numbers of on-line identification tools have become available. This area serves as a clearinghouse of known species pages. Taxonomic material is quite extensive in the world's libraries so this is not an exhaustive collection but will hopefully provide access to a useful selection of works. Links to zooplankton web sites provided for further exploration and information.
On this site: Links to species pages
- General sites with many species:
- World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS - all groups
- Marine Species Identification Portal - all groups
- Encyclopedia of Life's species pages are continuously expanding
- Regional pages:
- Taxonomic groups:
- copepods, 2500 species pages, Marine Plankton Copepods site
- ostracods, all known species, Atlas of Atlantic Ostracods
- euphausiids - all known species, interactive key at the Marine Species Identification Portal
- chaetognaths all known species, at the World Biodiversity Database
- Also, taxonomic tools: on-line keys and down-loadable keys and texts
- zooplankton references
- links to other zooplankton sites
You may search our database to retrieve information on a variety of zooplankton species. The CMarZ database includes dynamic summary presentations of taxonomic, morphological, ecological, biogeographical, and molecular information for selected zooplankton species.
Researchers, students, technical staff, and others interested in joining our Network of people involved in zooplankton may do so by filling in the form now.
CMarZ is currently collecting information from expert taxonomists and para-taxonomists for use in preparing Species Pages. If you are interested in this effort, please read about becoming a CMarZ Species Page Contributor and sign up now.