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Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment

Dataset homepage

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

  1. Expert opinion on faunistic distribution.

Taxonomic Coverages

This is a series of authoritative freshwater species list with accepted, original and synonym scientific names
  1. Halacaridae
  2. Cnidaria-Hydroida
  3. Cladocera
  4. Copepoda
  5. Mysidaceae
  6. Ephemeroptera
  7. Plecoptera
  8. Macrophytes
  9. Bivalvia
  10. Nematomorpha
  11. Rotifera
  12. Fish
  13. Mammals
  14. Trichoptera
  15. Platyhelminthes-Turbellaria
  16. Diptera-Chironomidae-Tanytarsini
  17. Diptera-Culicidae
  18. Coleoptera-Psephenidae
  19. Coleoptera-Dytiscidae
  20. Coleoptera-Gyrinidae
  21. Coleoptera-Haliplidae
  22. Coleoptera-Donaciinae
  23. 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
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