Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment

Aaike De Wever

doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9235-6

Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment

Citation

De Wever A (2015). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-007-9235-6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-12.

Description

The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) database contains authoritative species lists for several taxonomic groups and distribution data at the level of faunistic regions. The groups currently published (26-06-2015) include Halacaridae, Cnidaria-Hydroida, Cladocera, Copepoda, Mysidaceae, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera, Macrophytes, Bivalvia, Nematomorpha, Rotifera, Turbellaria, Fish, Mammals, Diptera-Chironomidae-Tanytarsini, Diptera-Culicidae, Coleoptera-Psephenidae, Coleoptera-Dytiscidae, Coleoptera-Gyrinidae, Coleoptera-Haliplidae, Coleoptera-Donaciinae and Gastrotricha

Purpose

Provide taxonomic checklists specific for freshwater.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Consistency in higher taxonomy checked during import.

Method steps

Expert opinion on faunistic distribution.

Taxonomic Coverages

This is a series of authoritative freshwater species list with accepted, original and synonym scientific names

Halacaridae
Cnidaria-Hydroida
Cladocera
Copepoda
Mysidaceae
Ephemeroptera
Plecoptera
Macrophytes
Bivalvia
Nematomorpha
Rotifera
Fish
Mammals
Trichoptera
Platyhelminthes-Turbellaria
Diptera-Chironomidae-Tanytarsini
Diptera-Culicidae
Coleoptera-Psephenidae
Coleoptera-Dytiscidae
Coleoptera-Gyrinidae
Coleoptera-Haliplidae
Coleoptera-Donaciinae
Gastrotricha

Geographic Coverages

Global coverage

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Aaike De Wever
originator
position: Database manager
RBINS
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE
Telephone: +3226274390
email: aaike.dewever@naturalsciences.be
homepage: http://www.naturalsciences.be

Aaike De Wever
metadata author
position: Database manager
RBINS
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE
Telephone: +3226274390
email: aaike.dewever@naturalsciences.be
homepage: http://www.naturalsciences.be

Estelle Balian
author
Telephone: +3226274319

Hendrik Segers
author
Telephone: +3226274310

Christian Lévêque
author

Koen Martens
author
Telephone: +3226274315

Aaike De Wever
administrative point of contact
position: Database manager
RBINS
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE
Telephone: +3226274390
email: aaike.dewever@naturalsciences.be
homepage: http://www.naturalsciences.be