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World biodiversity database

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About this resource

This is a searchable taxonomic database and information system that documents presently known species. It contains taxonomic information (hierarchies), species names, synonyms and common names, descriptions, illustrations and literature references when available. A direct link to the molecular databanks of the Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics (CMBI) provides genetic information on protein sequences, nucleic acid sequences and 3D structures for each taxon.

  • Data Format: Text (HTML)
  • Frequency of updates: Updated irregularly

Subject headings

  • Biology--Classification--Databases.
  • Biodiversity--Databases.
  • Nucleotide sequence--Databases.
  • Animal genetics--Databases
  • Plant genetics--Databases
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