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World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

Biodiversity Reference Database

The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), consulted via its REST API for isMarine/isBrackish/isFreshwater/isTerrestrial habitat flags on named species.

Facts
Publisher
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
URL
https://www.marinespecies.org
Source Type
reference-database
Reliability Tier
2
Sources
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
Claims Backed By This Source (268 claims)

This source backs 268 claims across the atlas. As facts: 148 well-attested. Plus 120 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Species, 251 claims: 137 well-attested, 114 general references.
  • Taxa, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 6 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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