BIOTA
(living things)

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Domain 81 subtaxa 321 trophisms 104 references
Domain 20,622 subtaxa 103,716 trophisms 15,456 references
Superkingdom 8 subtaxa 15 trophisms 5 references
Domain 5 references
Superkingdom 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms 10 references
Superkingdom 119 subtaxa 544 trophisms 27 references
Informal 10,558 subtaxa 39,147 trophisms 7,757 references
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Comont, R. Insect Rambles: web id resources insectrambles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/web-id-resources.html
  • Aliens

  • DAISIE project DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway www.europe-aliens.org
  • Biodiversity Catalogs

  • in the field () Storey, M.W. 2015 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide www.bioimages.org.uk
  • Freshwater

  • () Clegg, J. 1956 The Observer's Book of Pond Life Observer's Books, No 24, 128pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
    Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) FreshwaterLife new.freshwaterlife.org
    Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins
    Ward H.B. & Whipple G.C. 1959 Freshwater Biology 2nd edition, John Wiley, New York
  • Marine

  • Anon. The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) www.marlin.ac.uk/gallerycategory.php?gcatid=8
  • Marine/Brackish Water

  • Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins
  • Marine/Plankton

  • ICES ICES Identification leaflets for Plankton www.ices.dk/publications/our-publications/Pages/ID-Leaflets.aspx
  • Photo Collections

  • Lindsey, J.K. The Ecology of Commanster www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/Ichneumonidae.html
  • Plant Galls

  • Anon. British Galls
    Anon. Galles par Plantes - Gallen volgens Waardplant www.cebe.be/galles
    Bijerk, J. Plantengallen www.plantengallen.com/engels.htm
    Buhr, H.J. Pflanzengallen www.pflanzengallen.de
    () Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R. 1992 Plant Galls Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
    () Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2002 British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi AIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council
    () Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2011 British Plant Galls AIDGAP Keys, Second edition, 432pp, Field Studies Council
  • Plant Pathology

  • in the hand () Buczacki, S. & Harris, K. 1998 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
  • Software/Synoptic Keys

  • Dallwitz, M.J. DELTA - DEscription Language for TAxonomy delta-intkey.com

    General Literature

    Pronunciation of Scientific names:

    Scientific names are expressed in Latin. The individual words or parts of words may be derived from other languages, eg Greek, or the names of places or people, but the resulting words are always Latinised, so it’s the pronunciation of Latin that is our concern.

    There are four competing conventions for pronouncing Latin (as follows, each with the appropriate pronunciation of Julius Caesar):

    Anglo-Latin JOO-lee-us SEE-ser
    Classical Latin (or reconstructed ancient Roman) YOO-lee-us KYE-sahr
    Church Latin YOO-lee-us CHAY-sahr
    The northern continental European tradition YOO-lee-us T(SAY)-sahr
    Anglo-Latin (Ommundsen) and northern continental European are the preferred conventions for Latin names. These differ from both Classical Latin, which will be familiar to those who learnt Latin at school, and Church Latin which will be recognised by those who sing in choirs.

    Many people pronounce occasional scientific names in other ways, and local idiosyncracies often evolve among people who work together. Naturalists rarely worry about being "book correct", but these rules are useful to answer questions about which is "right".

    Personally, what I hear and say seems stick fairly closely to Anglo-Latin, but I like to make an exception where the word is obviously two words joined together, when it can be helpful to emphasise the separate parts.

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