ZooBank
Encyclopedia
ZooBank is an open access website intended to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
(ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature. It was officially proposed in 2005 by the executive secretary of ICZN. The registry was live on 10 August 2006 with 1.5 million species entered.
Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) are used as the globally unique identifier
for ZooBank registration entries.
The ZooBank prototype was seeded with data from Index to Organism Names, which was compiled from the scientific literature in Zoological Record now owned by Thomson Reuters
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The first ZooBank LSIDs were issued on 1 January 2008, precisely 250 years after January 1, 1758, which is the date defined by the ICZN Code as the official start of scientific zoological nomenclature. Chromis abyssus
was the first species entered into the ZooBank system with a timestamp of 2008-01-01T00:00:02.
of Nomenclatural Acts. Type Specimens record the biological type
specimens of animals which are provisionally registered, until the bodies responsible for such types implement their own registries.
In addition to those, periodicals which have published articles are also entities within the system, providing access to a list of "Nomenclatural Acts" published in the periodical over time.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals". Founded in 1895, it currently comprises 28 members from 20 countries, mainly practicing zoological taxonomists...
(ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature. It was officially proposed in 2005 by the executive secretary of ICZN. The registry was live on 10 August 2006 with 1.5 million species entered.
Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) are used as the globally unique identifier
Globally Unique Identifier
A globally unique identifier is a unique reference number used as an identifier in computer software. The term GUID also is used for Microsoft's implementation of the Universally unique identifier standard....
for ZooBank registration entries.
The ZooBank prototype was seeded with data from Index to Organism Names, which was compiled from the scientific literature in Zoological Record now owned by Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
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The first ZooBank LSIDs were issued on 1 January 2008, precisely 250 years after January 1, 1758, which is the date defined by the ICZN Code as the official start of scientific zoological nomenclature. Chromis abyssus
Chromis abyssus
Deep Blue Chromis is a species of Chromis first discovered in 1997 and described in 2008. The fish only lives more than below the surface of the Pacific Ocean around the coast of the Ngemelis Islands, Palau...
was the first species entered into the ZooBank system with a timestamp of 2008-01-01T00:00:02.
Contents
Four main types of data objects are stored in ZooBank. Nomenclatural acts are governed by the ICZN Code of Nomenclature, and are typically "original descriptions" of new scientific names, however other acts, such as emendations and lectotypifications, are also governed by the ICZN code and are accepted by ZooBank. Publications include journal articles and other publications containing Nomenclatural Acts. Authors records the academic authorshipAcademic authorship
Academic authorship of journal articles, books and other original works is a means by which academics communicate the results of their scholarly work, establish priority for their discoveries, and build their reputation among their peers. Authorship is a primary basis on which many academics are...
of Nomenclatural Acts. Type Specimens record the biological type
Biological type
In biology, a type is one particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached...
specimens of animals which are provisionally registered, until the bodies responsible for such types implement their own registries.
In addition to those, periodicals which have published articles are also entities within the system, providing access to a list of "Nomenclatural Acts" published in the periodical over time.
External links
- ZooBank papers and mailing list