While powerful and user-friendly software suites exist for phylogenetics, and an impressive
cybertaxomic infrastructure of online species databases has been set up in the past two …

Background and aims Although illustrations have played an important role in identification
keys and guides since the 18th century, their use has varied widely. Some keys lack all …

Correct identification of diatom taxa is indispensable for diatom-based water quality studies,
as well as for biotechnological applications. Biological applications of taxonomy include the …

ChiloKey is a matrix-based, interactive key to all 179 species of Geophilomorpha
(Chilopoda) recorded from Europe, including species of uncertain identity and those whose …

Data that describe organisms in a structured form are indispensable not only for taxonomic
and identification purposes, but also many phylogenetic, genetic, or ecological analyses. By …

Girinos utilizam uma grande diversidade de habitats com diferentes pressões ambientais. A
existência de formatos corporais especializados evidencia que estes organismos foram …

Diatoms are a large group of algae that construct one of the most ordinary phytoplankton
types. Diatom taxa must be correctly identified for diatom-based water quality investigations …

Single-access keys are a major tool for biologists who need to identify specimens. The
construction process of these keys is particularly complex (especially if the input data set is …

Secondary identification key (SIK) is a new tool for species identification which enables
users to identify possible specimens from a particular group of species (as rice insect pests) …

Species identification is a major constraint for biodiversity conservation. Conventional
identification tools are usually difficult to use for non-specialists, mainly because they require …