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The Current and Future Prospects for Taxonomic
Catalogs
presented by
Randall T. SchuhCurator and Chair
Division of Invertebrate ZoologyAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Scale Insects
Scalenet Queries
Diptera
Spiders
Spiders
On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs http://research.amnh.org/pbi/catalog
Features• Nomenclature and classification• Bibliography • Annotated references• Host information• Geographic information• Portal to other databases/features, such as:
– Specimen Database (also via www.discoverlife.org )
– Species mapping (also via www.discoverlife.org )
– Host data from specimens (also via www.discoverlife.org )
– Digital Library– Species pages (via http:// www.discoverlife.org,
http://research.amnh.org/pbi/heteropteraspeciespages )
– Web-based identification (via www.discoverlife.org )
Simplified Relational Database Schema
Search by “name” or Taxonomic Hierarchy
Names
Regions, places
Hosts
Bibliography
Introduction
Results of Search by “Europiella”
References and Hosts for “Europiella umbrina”
Names Competing in Homonymy in Psallus
Miridae Names Placed in “Lygaeus”
Results of Search for Psallus spp. in Nearctic
Results of Search by “Cactaceae”
Bibliographic Titles Containing “Halticus”
Taxa included in Henry, 1991
Hurdles of Relational Database Catalogs
•Development and maintenance of the database
•Management of synonymy
•Recognition and management of homonyms
•Creation of master bibliography, or not
Desirable Features• Engage community of experts from around the
world in catalog development and maintenance
• Continuous updating of catalog will allow for up-to-date contents
• Work flow follows organization of revisionary and other taxonomic literature
Moving to Web-based Catalog Data Entry
Log-on Page
Select/Choose Bibliographic Entries
Select Taxon by “Drilling Down”
Genus-Group Names Documentation Screen
Create New Generic Name/Type Species
Genus-group Reference Screen
Search for Species-group Names
Species-group Reference Screen: Geography
Continue with Host Data Entry or Synonymy
Add New Host Genus
Synonymy Screen
Select Name of Junior Synonym
• Web-based catalogs are the way of the future
• Ongoing need for the recruitment of specialists
• Challenges exist for software acceptance and maintenance
• Benefits to be gained from working on limited number of compatible approaches
Long Term Prospects for Catalogs
Acknowledgments
Programming and Design• Mark Breedlove • Simon Chang• Robert Raven• Gary Shapiro
Development Assistance• Christiane Weirauch (data-entry application)
Financial Support•National Science Foundation• American Museum of Natural History•Global Biodiversity Information Facility
http://research.amnh.org/pbi/catalog