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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

www.marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...

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.

onestop-project.eu

November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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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

@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social

November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM

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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.

guardias.eu/projects/

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!

marinespecies.org/about.php#go...

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September 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM

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Reposted from x.com/AKLescrauwae...

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

vliz.be/en/jobs @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social

September 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM

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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

@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social #TonyRees @unoceandecade.bsky.social #marinespecies

July 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM

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TETTRIS @tettris.eu Taxonomic Name Linking Services Deliverable (TNLS) - Task 1 finished: defining a common list of in-and output fields for taxon matching #progress

tettris.eu/3rd-party-pr...

July 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM

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Report online - WoRMS Steering Committee (SC) 22-24 Apr 2025, Ostend #marinespecies

marinespecies.org/documents/St...

July 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM

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Awardees for the 2025 WoRMS Achievement & Early Career Researcher Award: Sammy De Grave & Sávio Gabriel Gomes Pereira #marinespecies

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

July 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM

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DMT member Wim Decock retiring in May 2025.
Two new #marinespecies named after him as a goodbye present!

Gyge wimi Boyko & Williams, 2025 www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=...

Pullosquilla decocki Ahyong, 2025 www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=...

April 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM

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Discover how 354 volunteer experts are shaping marine taxonomy and setting the standard in data management.

Thank you @unoceandecade.bsky.social for the honour!

April 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM

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Proud to announce that @marinespecies.bsky.social has been highlighted as a @unoceandecade.bsky.social Action Success Story!

April 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM

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April 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM

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Two interactive keys for brittle stars are now available through:

marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/...

April 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM

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@marinespecies.bsky.social will be at the @lifewatcheric.bsky.social Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference (BEeS).

Come and join us during the dedicated session "Taxonomy: Identifying the units of diversity in life" on July 1st.

Program and registration: www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2025/