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World Register of Marine Species. An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. Hosted by @vliznews.bsky.social. Use #marinespecies

Website: https://marinespecies.org/
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The call for nominations for the WoRMS Top Ten Marine Species 2025 is now closed.

The #toptenmarinespecies of 2025 will be announced on #taxonomistappreciationday (March 19th).
January 26, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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The report of the second Talitraits Editor workshop (Lodz, September 2025) is now available online.

www.marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...
2nd Talitraits workshop: at the land-water interface
On September 5 and 6, 2025, the group of Talitraits editors met to include new thematic experts, refresh the workflow for the inclusion of trait information aligned with the WoRMS taxonomic backbone, ...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Registration is open for GuardIAS Summer School 2026, with a focus on e-DNA and Invasive Species! 🌊

Explore the program and meet the trainers: guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
January 14, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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Don't forget to nominate your favourites for the WoRMS Top Ten Marine Species of 2025!

Deadline = January 25th 2026

Info: marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...

Nomination form: form.vliz.be/en/form/worm...

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January 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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We are calling for your nominations for the WoRMS Top Ten Marine Species of 2025!

Details: marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...

Nomination form: form.vliz.be/en/form/worm...

Deadline: Sunday January 25th 2026

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December 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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New tool just launched:

A Taxon-Match tool for AlgaeBase, based on the @marinespecies.bsky.social Taxon Match

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A Taxon-Match tool for AlgaeBase, based on the WoRMS Taxon Match
A taxon-match tool built on AlgaeBase is now available through the LifeWatch eLab, with the same functionalities as the WoRMS taxon-match tool.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Tribute to Denise Bellan-Santini (1937-2025), one of the founding editors of #ERMS and Amphipoda editor in @marinespecies.bsky.social

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December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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WoRMS and WRiMS are currently present at the @onestop-project.eu datathon in Brussels (25-27/11).

Goals: (1) updating national species lists of (invasive) alien species (IAS) and (2) the generation of an aggregated list of IAS in Europe.

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November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!

Start your countdown; #WCMB2026 is happening exactly one year from now!

Register here: wcmb2026.org/registration

@unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #marinebiodiversity
Register here
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Etymology of #marinespecies - Decoding the bare necessities of decapod crustacean nomenclature through the ages. PeerJ 13:e20337 doi.org/10.7717/peer...

all data in www.decanet.info

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November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Join the first GuardIAS & @invasivesnet.bsky.social
virtual conference, Nov 13-14!

We're focusing on preventing invasive alien species introductions & biosecurity risk assessment.

Registration is FREE! Sign up 👉 guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...

#GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies #Biosecurity
Welcome to the First GuardIAS Conference
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August 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Tribute to Denise Bellan-Santini, an amphipod expert who was one of the founding editors of #ERMS, the European Register of Marine Species, which later evolved into @marinespecies.bsky.social .

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Hommage à Denise Bellan-Santini, première présidente du Conseil scientifique du Parc national des Calanques | Parc national des calanques
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October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Edaphobase adopts Nemys as taxonomic backbone for nematodes
As part of a collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase, the World Database of Nematodes (Nemys) has been integrated as the official taxonomic backbone for Nematoda in Edaphobase.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Registration for @wcmb2026.bsky.social will start on November 17th, but you can find information about the conference rates here: wcmb2026.org/rates
September 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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You can find more information about the themes and sessions of @wcmb2026.bsky.social here: wcmb2026.org/sessions-the...
September 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Abstract submissions for @wcmb2026.bsky.social are now OPEN!

Want to contribute your ideas, research, and insights? Start preparing your abstract today!

Details: www.wcmb2026.org/call-abstracts

@unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #WCMB2026 #marinebiodiversity
September 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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We are currently at the @guardias.bsky.social GA meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece.

@marinespecies.bsky.social and its introduced species register #WRiMS are part of work package 1, which aims to integrate data from global and regional #IAS sources.

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September 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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New WoRMS Steering Committee (SC) Sep 2025: welcome Jan Mees @janmees.bsky.social and thanks Lauren Hughes for all the time and efforts!

Shane Ahyong & Chris Boyko unanimously re-elected as chair & co-chair!

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September 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Delivering on the Ocean Decade objectives: taxonomy experts from our sister institute INVEMAR in Colombia working in Oostende with @marinespecies.bsky.social @vliz.be @marineregions.bsky.social towards a National Register of Marine Species for Colombia.
September 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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VLIZ @vliz.be recruits (2x):

- WoRMS #marinespecies Data Scientist
- Biodiversity Data Scientist/Manager

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September 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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There are currently 9,492 marine sponge species recognised in WoRMS. 🧽 With more discoveries to be made, the Ocean Census Science Network needs more sponge experts.

Come and chat to us at the World Sponge Conference to find out how you can support species discovery.

@wscommunity.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The feedingtype attribute in @marinespecies.bsky.social has been split into three different attributes: (1) Ecological interactions, (2) Trophic level, and (3) Feeding method.

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Cleanup of the feedingtype attribute
The feedingtype attribute has been split into three different attributes: (1) Ecological interactions, (2) Trophic level, and (3) Feeding method.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Did you know? Today is World Elephant Day (the marine edition!)

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Did you know? Today is World Elephant Day (the marine edition!)
Elephants hold a special place in the hearts and traditions of cultures worldwide. Today is a day to reflect on their importance and the urgent need for their conservation🐘.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Introducing the World List of Myxozoa

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Introducing the World List of Myxozoa
Today is the launch day for the World List of Myxozoa, a Global Species Database under the umbrella of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
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July 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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July 2025 version of the Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera (IRMNG) released for download: 515,601 genus names (+6,7k new) irmng.org/download.php

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July 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM