Group |
Responsible editor(s) |
Duration |
Expected results |
Cardiidae (Mollusca - Bivalvia) |
Jan Johan Ter Poorten |
April - December 2014 |
- Addition of ca. 25 synonyms
- Revision of 300-350 species
- Document references of the original descriptions
- Add information on the type localities
- Add type repositories and registration numbers
|
Gastrotricha |
Antonio Todaro |
April - August 2014 |
- Addition of missing names to WoRMS
- Addition of synonymies, new combinations and references
- Revision of 800 name records
|
Hirudinea |
Jürgen Kolb |
April - October 2014 |
- Addition of missing species (circa 20) to WoRMS
- Addition of new information for around 200 species
- Revision of synonymies for ca. 100 species
|
Turritellidae (Mollusca - Gastropoda) |
Chris Vos |
April - June 2014 |
- Type sample research in view of species identity definition
- Solving synonymy-, homonymy- and pre-occupation issues
- (macro-)photography and data collection for each type sample
|
Anisakidae (parasitic Nematoda) |
Shokoofeh Shamsi |
April - December 2014 |
- Addition of ca. 100 species to WoRMS
- Revision of the existing Anaksidae in WoRMS
- Revision & addition of type location, distribution and hosts
|
Pisces |
Nicolas Bailly |
April - September 2014 |
- Update fish classification
- Complete the authorship at genus & family level
- Start development of web services for more automated updates of WoRMS
|
Mollusca |
André Sartori |
June - October 2014 |
- Addition of ca. 2000 names to WoRMS
- Revision of ca. 500 names
|
Echinodermata |
Andreas Kroh |
April - October 2014 |
- Inclusion of verified references to primary literature for the Echinoidea in WoRMS
|
Copepoda (planktonic) |
Juliana Kouwenberg |
April - December 2014 |
- Inclusion of new species and literature sources to WoRMS Copepoda
- Updates of synonymies, literature and sources
- Links to nearly 16.000 identification figures
|
Terebellidae (Annelida - Polychaeta) |
Mario H. Londoño-Mesa |
April - November 2014 |
- Revision and correction of systematic problems of the group within WoRMS
- Addition and/or correction of sources, type taxa, spelling, distribution information and links
|
Syllidae (Annelida - Polychaeta) |
João Gil |
April - December 2014 |
- Addition of ca. 200 species to WoRMS
- Addition of new information for around 1000 valid taxa
- Revision of 2000 name records
|
Siboglinidae, Ampharetidae,
Polynoidae & Dorvilleidae |
Lenka Nealova, Adrian Glover, Geof Read & Tammy Horton
|
June - October 2014 |
- Revision of ca. 200 taxa
- Addition of identification resources, links to types and images
- Provide known depth distributions for ca. 600 taxa
|
Asellota (Isopoda) |
Kelly Merrin, Gary Poore &
Tammy Horton |
April - October 2014 |
- Addition of approximately 300 records
- Provide known depth ranges of all deep sea species
- Addition of (original description) references, identification keys and images where available
|
Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) |
Gustav Paulay &
Tammy Horton |
April - October 2014 |
- Revision of ca. 450 present in WoRMS
- Addition of at least 100 species to the WoRDSS (deep sea) context
- Addition of (original description) references, identification keys synonymies, distributions, images
|
Rissoinidae (Mollusca) |
Philippe Bouchet |
April - August 2014 |
- Addition of ca. 250 species to WoRMS
- Addition of original combinations and synonyms
|
Digenea |
David Gibson |
April - November 2014 |
- Addition of ca. 400-500 names to WoRMS
- Revision of ca. 400-500 names already in WoRMS
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