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WikiProject Tree of Life A few Wikipedians have come together to make some suggestions about how we might organize data in these articles. These are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the below guidelines may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles! For updates on Tree of Life and its subprojects, there is a monthly newletter published here to which you can subscribe. Scope and related projects This WikiProject is both a daughter project of WikiProject Biology and a meta-project in its own right. WikiProject Tree of Life aims primarily to represent the taxonomy and relationships of living organisms, as well as their extinct relatives, in a tree structure. Since there are millions of species, not all will be included, but we aim to handle as many as information, time, and interest permit. However, as a meta-project, Tree of Life directly includes only articles which have meaning across taxa or which pertain to taxonomy and systematics in general, or which do not fall under one of our daughter WikiProjects. A full directory of daughter WikiProjects has been listed below in the form of a cladogram. To see a directory of our sister WikiProjects under WikiProject Biology, see this link. To see activity levels and active editors for these projects, use the Wikiproject Directory tool and find the project in question for further information. Some projects may not be listed. Current labels are based solely on template tags at the top of WikiProject pages and do not represent an in-depth assessment of the activity level of any project by WikiProject Tree of Life. Outer WikiProject Science Wikiproject Biology WikiProject Tree of Life Inner WikiProject Tree of Life ToL Taxobox task force Eukaryotes (Article) WikiProject Animals WikiProject Arthropods WikiProject Insects Ant task force (semi-active) Hymenoptera task force WikiProject Beetles WikiProject Diptera (semi-active) WikiProject Lepidoptera WikiProject Mantodea (inactive) WikiProject Phasmatodea (inactive) WikiProject Spiders Mollusca (Article) WikiProject Bivalves WikiProject Cephalopods (inactive) WikiProject Gastropods Vertebrata (Article) WikiProject Fishes Lobe-Fin task force (shared with WP:Palaeontology) WikiProject Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Fisheries and Fishing (inactive) WikiProject Sharks WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles Pterosaurs task force (shared with WP:Palaeontology) WikiProject Dinosaurs Ankylosauria Task Force WikiProject Turtles (inactive) WikiProject Birds WikiProject Poultry (inactive) Domestic Pigeon task force (defunct) WikiProject Mammals Bats task force WikiProject Cats WikiProject Cetaceans (inactive) WikiProject Dogs (semi-active) Dog breeds task force (inactive) WikiProject Equine Horse breeds task force (Defunct)(shared with WP:AG) Horse training task force (Inactive) WikiProject Monotremes and Marsupials (defunct) Mustelids work group (inactive) Pocket pets work group (inactive) WikiProject Primates WikiProject Rodents (semi-active) WikiProject Plants WikiProject Aquatic plants (completely inactive) WikiProject Banksia (semi-active) WikiProject Cannabis WikiProject Carnivorous plants (inactive) WikiProject Horticulture and Gardening WikiProject Hypericaceae WikiProject Medicinal botany (defunct) WikiProject Pteridophytes (inactive) WikiProject Fungi Lichen task force WikiProject Algae WikiProject Protista WikiProject Microbiology WikiProject Viruses WikiProject AIDS WikiProject COVID-19 Location Based WikiProject Australian biota WikiProject Biota of Great Britain and Ireland (inactive) WikiProject Japan: flora and fauna task force (inactive?) WikiProject Marine life (inactive) WikiProject Palaeontology Lobe-Fin task force (shared with WP: Fishes) Pterosaurs task force (shared with WP: Amphibians and Reptiles) Related WikiProjects WikiProject Agriculture Livestock task force WikiProject Animal anatomy WikiProject Animals in media WikiProject Animal rights WikiProject Evolutionary biology WikiProject Ecoregions WikiProject Forestry WikiProject Wiki Makes Video Parks Wildlife WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles Global Names Index WikiProject Veterinary medicine To do New articles To browse Tree of Life subjects that require articles, see the Tree of Life list of requested articles. If adding to the list of requests, make sure to include scientific names, as it will make it easier for others to track down information. One-sentence stubs are discouraged: try to create a worthwhile start class article, with a taxobox, and sources properly cited. 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Taxonomic resources The taxonomy of many groups is in a state of flux as taxonomic experts strive to incorporate the findings of Molecular phylogenetics, so it is not always possible to find a single satisfactory classification, and we would be doing a great disservice by pretending otherwise. The best would be to try and find out what the current consensus is, if there is one, and make notes on variant systems. In this, the following resources may be helpful: General taxonomy Catalogue of Life - The Catalogue of Life is the most comprehensive and authoritative global index of species currently available. It consists of a single integrated species checklist and taxonomic hierarchy. The Catalogue holds essential information on the names, relationships and distributions of over 1.7 million species. This figure continues to rise as information is compiled from diverse sources around the world. Results are explicit about their primary sources but may trail behind primary databases such as World Register of Marine Species. M. A. Ruggiero et al.: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms PLOS One, 2015; also a few corrections here. A Classification of all life down to the level of order, to be implemented through the Catalogue of Life. Families are not included, although they can be found at this 2014 version here (as an excel spreadsheet, some orders etc. changed for the 2015 version) NCBI database − The Taxonomy Database is a curated classification and nomenclature for all of the organisms in the public sequence databases. This currently represents about 10% of the described species of life on the planet. It attempts to incorporate phylogenetic and taxonomic knowledge from a variety of sources. UC Berkeley: History of life through time − phylogenetic cladograms; many well-summarized groups with illustrations; many pages "under construction"; links to other useful sites Mikko's Phylogeny Archive - A private archive of various phylogenetic trees. Index to Organism Names - Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters, formerly Biosis) - zoological names only, taxonomic hierarchy is useful a starting point but not necessarily up-to-date or complete. The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) - A comprehensive source (at least to c.2012) for genus names and their authorities for "all life", taxonomy is fairly up-to-date in some portions (higher plants, algae, fungi), variable in others; not all genera yet allocated to families. Paleobiology Database [1]: taxonomic and distributional information about the fossil record of plants and animals, complete for many well-known taxa, less so for others. Systema naturae − usually gives multiple breakdowns for groups, which is sometimes confusing but can be very useful. www.itis.gov − now part of Catalogue of Life an automated reference database of scientific and common names for species built within a working hierarchy. ITIS partners with Species 2000 to build the Catalogue of Life. Covers a lot of ground, but is often incomplete or idiosyncratic. ITIS pages older than a few years or with no review date should not be used, and in general ITIS cannot be considered a reliable source on its own. (Note domain used to be www.itis.usda.gov . Deleting the usda component may restore the link. Species 2000 − now part of Catalogue of Life a list of specific taxonomic (current) databases, covering contemporary and fossil organisms. Systax - a database system for systematics and taxometry based at the University of Ulm, Germany, which can be used as an alternative to the Itis system listed above. Kluge Principles of taxonomy Global Names Index - A repository of ~18 million names (species, genus + alternate names and attributions from author) from a multitude of source. Marine organisms World Register of Marine Species [2] - an authoritative searchable database of marine organisms, from vertebrates to viruses. The taxonomic editors for each section are the experts in their group of organisms. Animals Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan - Very informative Lepidoptera and other species (mostly related to Lepidoptera, such as popular butterfly plants, etc.). Info collected from other sources, not sure how accurate it all is. Interesting note: he has a (open source) perl script generating range maps automatically from distribution text. BugGuide.net--extensive resource on taxonomy and identification of North American arthropods. Experts in many fields visit and help with taxonomy. Diptera.info--extensive resource on taxonomy and identification of Diptera. Experts members help with taxonomy Hymis forum--extensive resource on taxonomy and identification of Hymenoptera. Experts members help with taxonomy Fauna Europaea - Database of all European land and freshwater animals. Amphibians and Reptiles AMNH database - Preferred taxonomy used by WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles. ITIS, Reptilia - Preferred taxonomy used by WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles. Birds Avibase - Database including all the world's bird species. IOC World Bird List - Preferred source of vernacular names and taxonomy used by WikiProject Birds Brachiopods Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Brachiopoda Database. Fish FishBase - Huge database giving basic info on thousands of fish. Preferred taxonomy used by WikiProject Fishes. Mammals Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3) - Database of mammalian taxonomy. Preferred taxonomy used by WikiProject Mammals. Mesozoic mammals - Containing much information about Mesozoic mammals and relatives. Molluscs Gastropods (Mollusca). For all marine species, Wikiproject Gastropods uses the taxonomy curated by MolluscaBase and also viewed on WoRMS. This system is based on the 2017 "Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families" by Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, Pavel Parkhaev, Michael Schrödl and Ellen E. Strong in Malacologia, 2017, 61(1–2): 1–526. Bivalves (Mollusca). Wikiproject Bivalves is using the taxonomy of Bieler, R., Carter, J.G. & Coan, E.V. (2010) Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.P. (2010), "Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families" Malacologia 52(2): 1-184, which can be found at: Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Rüdiger Bieler, Joseph G. Carter, & Eugene V. Coan. 2010: Nomenclator of bivalve families with a classification of bivalve families. Malacologia 52: 4-112. Cephalopods (Mollusca). CephBase - Superb information about Cephalopod classification. Preferred taxonomy used by WikiProject Cephalopods. Solenogastres (Mollusca). WP's taxonomy currently uses García-Álvarez, Óscar; v. Salvini-Plawen, Luitfried (2007). "Species and diagnosis of the Families and Genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca)" (PDF). Iberus. 25 (2): 73–143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Platyhelminths (Turbellaria) Baguñà, J.; Riutort, M. (2004). "Molecular phylogeny of the Platyhelminthes". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 82 (2): 168. doi:10.1139/z03-214., reflected in "Turbellarian taxonomic database". Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2011-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Arthropods Arachnida Spiders - World Spider Catalog - Preferred taxonomy used by WikiProject Spiders Scorpions - The Scorpion Files Harvestmen - World Catalogue of Opiliones (The complete taxonomy of world harvestmen) Other arachnids via World Arachnida Catalog: Amblypygi | Aranae (=WSC) | Palpigradi | Pseudoscorpiones | Ricinulei | Schizomida | Solifugae | Uropygi Centipedes - Chilobase 2.0 Arthropods - Arthropoda Species File - includes Mantodea Species File (MSF) and other Species Files on various insect orders and other taxa. Plants Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181, 1-20. available here: Available online. The current authoritative source for flowering plants at family level and above, updated from APG I/II/III. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website : incorporates the latest taxonomic research; continuously updated. The Missouri Botanical Garden is searchable by species, and where this is available, will give the accepted classification, and the degree to which it is accepted. Also lists authors, synonyms and homonyms. Far from complete. Vascular Plant Families - a systematic and alphabetical index of the non-flowering and the flowering plant families with the Cronquist system and the phylogenetic system of Judd et al. (2002) (i.e. APG) USDA/NRCS PLANTS Database - Not complete, but nice. Resource for some PD images. Common names used are usually only common in the USA and may not be used worldwide. L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com - Unique resource, updated to about 1998 (note that especially the lists of genera are outdated) - includes classifications of Cronquist; Dahlgren; Dahlgren, Clifford and Yeo; and APG (i.e. APG I, of 1998) System of Embryophytes Archived 2020-10-06 at the Wayback Machine by A. Novikoff & B. Barabasz-Krasny, 2015. A good modern treatment of fossil and extant plants (angiosperms excepted), particularly useful for fossil genera and families (with a small number of errors and some omissions). Not completely congruent with the treatment of modern plant divisions by Ruggiero et al, 2015 as given above; a version of Novikoff & Barabasz-Krasny's "System" with modifications for compliance with the latter treatment is included in IRMNG, the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera, see listing above in "General Taxonomy". Gymnosperm Database - very good coverage of gymnosperms ILDIS A database of legume taxonomy, includes synonyms and accepted names, common names and detailed bibliographies for many species. Likewise, the following sites can help find taxonomic authors and abbreviations: IPNI, authors search Note that the author database is separate from the plant name databases: the author database is authoritative. The plant name databases are "as is" and should be used as a search aid (invaluable as such) rather than as any kind of authority. Fungi Index Fungorum - database of fungus species, genus and higher names, with all historical synonyms and indication of current name MycoBank - nomenclatural and taxonomical database, similar in purpose and coverage to Index Fungorum ITIS, which covers other kingdoms as well Protists and prokaryotes BIOS database of bacteria, archea and cyanobacteria names, with bibliography. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Archaea and Bacteria have a formal approved nomenclature, all approved names can be found here. List of Approved Bacterial Names - list provided by the American Society for Microbiology. AlgaeBase - database of algae species, very large but not complete Viruses International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) [3] - the de facto standard for Wikipedia virus articles to method. A good place to see this in action and get an idea of how it works can be found at Virus classification. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database ([4]) also is a useful resource for virus taxonomy.

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Participants Here is a list of Wikiproject Tree of Life members, together with their comments. To join the group simply add yourself to the list of participants, being sure to maintain alphabetical order. AAshortfin Primarily marine fish and inverts, with a side of fungi. Soo I seem to have become an accidental contributor to this project, but I thought I'd sign myself in anyway. andy Mostly adding taxoboxes where I spot them missing, and occasionally adding articles on Amphibians Al-Ghazali Allthingstoallpeople (talk) 14:45, 12 January 2010 (UTC) Hundreds of photos of rare animals and plants from 15 years of travel in the Amazon rainforest, Galapagos Islands and sub-Saharan Africa -- enquiries welcome. CC licensing available. AlphaEta Prokaryotes and ruminants User:Ambrosia10 - mainly New Zealand species User:Amitsabhadiyaj eukaryotes, plant, fungi, algae, microbiology, Anaxial Andra Waagmeester Animalculum PostDoc working on evolution of metabolism and symbiosis in anaerobic protists, algae, and bacteria Antarctic-adventurer - Mainly gastropods (nudibranchia) and some marine fishes. This project needs to get going, there are millions of species to do! AntarcticPenguin Aranae Mostly rodents AshLin Lepidoptera, Birds, Reptiles, Spoken articles for TOL wikiprojsects Atsme Fish (marine & freshwater), mammals, insects, amphibians, mollusks, birds, reptiles, and so on. Avalik Mammals, frogs, and birds will be my thing. Ba'Gamnan I am interested in Biology and in Photography. Belizian I just take nature pictures in the Jungles of Belize, request welcome. Bibliomaniac15 - I like and research organisms in general. However, why isn't there a WikiProject for Reptiles or Amphibians? Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) : I'm a zoology/paleobiology enthusiast. I also hunt for bugs, particularly brown recluses and other spiders. Also-- if someone would like a photo or video shot of an animal native to Vanderburgh County, IN, I'd be happy to try to fill the request. Bolosphex My main interest is Hymenoptera centering on Aculeata, Vespidae and especially Eumeninae bondolo Anything that lives in marine aquariums Calaka (talk) 07:54, 22 March 2010 (UTC) - Assuming all goes well I would make regular contributions based on the Global Names Index. Oak 23:15, 1 April 2024 (UTC) Caudata Lizards and snakes mostly Chinasaur Going to try to add some images from the largely public domain NSF Image Library. Chris_huh Chrisrus CompanyGardener Interested in edible plants and cultivars. Contrawwftw Coyoty Disambiguations, proofreading, etc. Cryoboy I started the Cnidarians Wikiproject, I am also interested in primates. Cyanochic algae, evolution and ecology, phylogenetics and genomics. Expanding articles and adding sources. User:Dabs:Dabs - evolution, phyloinformatics; interested in improving the Tree of Life topic page and making this more of a resource Dalf | Talk - Right now mostly doing house keeping stuff and mostly that in the extinct animals space. Dan Koehl I am now trying to implement the templates on the swedish wikipedia. Daniel Mietchen, general interest in taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution; primarily adding sources and images. DanielCD My main interest is in plants, fossils and extinct animals/organisms; adding taxoboxes where I find them missing, etc. Dante Alighieri | Talk If I happen to be working on a plant/animal article with a missing taxobox, I usually try to put one in. Darthgriz98 Zoology, biology, the environment, and ecology related articles are my usual contributions DarthVader Trying to sort out classification, especially problems with Dinosauria and Primates. Dawson - Primarily reptiles and amphibians, photography. Demi - slow and desultory contributions on fish, esp. elasmobranchs like bat rays Maxim Stoyalov Deuterostome - Ciliates in particular, microbial eukaryotes in general. Dinoguy2 Dinosaur-like birds, bird-like dinosaurs, and taxonomy. Divingpetrel Taxon authorities. Dracontes All kinds of prehistoric creatures (mainly dinosaurs). DSWebb I'll do whatever I can on anything biological. Eclecticology Edisstrange adding missing species based on iNaturalist Edward-Woodrow I've been lurking around WT:TOL enough, I guess I should actually join. Leeches, centipedes, and polychaetes. EdWBaker Started WikiProject Phasmatodea. Mainly work with insects and gastropods Eewilson Elapied 10:44, 14 February 2007 (UTC) (earthworm taxonomy, mainly from South America, and also different invertebrate groups of marine life). ElCharismo - I've always had a passion for taxonomy, and I'm very intrigued by this WikiProject. Here's to the proliferation of taxoboxes, untangling of reference roots, and healthy branching of the Tree of Life: Víva Biology! Eliezg - mostly marine mammals, particularly pinnipeds. EncycloPetey - bryophytes, pteridophytes, monocots, and some algae and fossil plants (but working more on Wikispecies these days). Epipelagic - mostly marine animals. Esoxid Macroinvertebrates, mostly marine and some freshwater. Faendalimas - Taxonomist specialising in nomenclature, ICZN and focussed on Turtles living and fossil species. FoCuSandLeArN Create TOL stubs Froggydarb - Mostly Australia frogs, other Australian animals and other frogs. Furius Just fleshing out Bovidae animals Gaff Gangleri I arrived here because I saw that some Tree of Life articles, categories (maybe also lists) (also from other languages) are not linked to la.Wikipedia. Having Icelandic Sheepdogs I search dog related articles in other Wikipedias and link them together for the dog breeds project. GerardM Mainly in using information for use in other wikipedia's and for promoting the universal taxobox in stead of an only en:taxobox. GF38storic Pathogenic bacteria's taxonomist with PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Biology since more than 20 years. Cited in the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Graham Created a template ({{TSN}}) for the common ITIS link, and am trying to apply it where appropriate. (See Springtail for an example.) Hadal Currently focusing on fish but will write about anything with a heartbeat. Haplodiploid75 Mostly obscure organisms. I love and create pages for all domains equally. Herpetogenesis Amphibians, reptiles, and marine invertebrates Hey Jude mostly North American birds. Hyperik IJReid Mostly extinct things, but I touch on a variety Ingoolemo Currently mammals, will probably end up doing a lot of stuff on various organisms. I try to be as scientific as possible, but the problem is that taxonomy and biology aren't exactly the areas I specialise in. Intelligentsium Most animals, generally vertebrates Invertzoo Primarily gastropods, but also bivalves, chitons, scaphopods, a few cephalopods, and some other invertebrates, aquatic and terrestrial, a little paleontology too. Iohappa Animal behaviour and cognition. Iorsh Wild flora of Israel. I'm an amateur - most my contributions are stubs with taxobox and a photo. IronChris 18:07, 8 April 2006 (UTC) jaknouse Plants in general, especially ferns; have done some members of non-plant groups when noticeably missing Jasonaltenburg Bugs, plants, trees, and photos. Jeffery Gentry Jim mainly birds JoJan : mostly Project:Gastropods; taxoboxes; common names Josh Grosse Mostly though not entirely protists. Jurriaan Mostly reptiles and amphibians Justin Random improvements, sometimes related to integration with iNaturalist.org. Jwinius Snakes, mostly viperids, entire viperine subfamily. kazishariar To expand on wikipedia's view of tree-diagraming of structures and articles KEncyclopediaB Photography of animals, mostly in herpetology references. But, I will try to also put in information on such in the same category. Kim11311 KMLP Algae KnowledgeRequire Working on various subjects in Zoology and Botany; mostly Mammals and Reptiles --KQ (intermittently, when something has been dumbed down enough to be legible to the unwashed masses) Trevor Dykes (I'll try. My main interest is Mesozoic mammals and the like. I do wash, but I'm strictly an amateur.) Kugamazog I'll be mostly under WikiProject Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Primarily class insecta Liopleurodon93 Im interested in palaeontology, I write articles about prehistoric animals and fishes. Major articles that I created Psarolepis. liquidGhoul Mostly Australian frogs, but also any Australian animals/plant and any frog. LDan M Alan Kazlev - interest in history of life in general. Most familiar with various Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles, and some invertebrate groups, e.g. Molluscs (especially nautiloids, gastropods, etc). Disclaimer: I'm a lay-writer and armchair enthusiast only. Macgreco Mainly Brazilian birds and mammals. Magnus Manske MarcoTolo - Microbes of all shapes and sizes: bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc. MargaretRDonal Mainly plants MariahKRogers (talk) 20:47, 28 December 2023 (UTC) Mycologist, most familiar with species found in Wisconsin/Midwest/Eastern North America, fond of lichens, soon going to begin a Masters in mycology (likely) focusing on Tuber sp. indigenous to WI/MN/MI(UP) area. Marshman Mostly angiosperms, but some invertebrates groups as well (Annelida, Arthropoda) from my previous life MattDP General editing on natural history, with an emphasis on the taxonomy and study of dinosaurs and extinct arthropods. Maveric149 Maverx Trying to help out in phylum chordata specifically Tunicates MaynardClark (talk) 03:51, 24 July 2020 (UTC) MCEllis Updating/writing taxonomy link templates, mostly focused on plants. Author of {{taxon_bar}} Mediocre.marsupial Working on the ongoing task of bringing Wikipedia spider taxonomy in line with WSC spider taxonomy, and clean-up/consistency while I'm at it. Melissadilara Mostly adding taxon bar, stub, etc. Merovingian: I'm most interested in Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Protista, etc. Miwa Primarily birds, but I'll Wiki-spackle just about anything where necessary. Monk of The Highest Order I'm a bird man... na na na na na na... oh wait? Oh yeah, I just have a boxload of eastern north america bird books, so I'll be... processing the information onto wikipedia. If you know what I mean. MPF Main interest in Pinophyta, also trees and other plants more generally Mr. Lefty Pretty much whatever. Mycota - Where are all the mycologists? As always, the fungi have been ignored. Sigh... Neferkheperre Cirripedia, aka barnacles, fossil and modern. Oysters, also, as they are such great places to find barnacles. I am working on Wikipedia and Wikispecies to get Cirripedia up to a high quality level. I am after making it easier to find synonymy and type locality/type repository data easy to find. It can be a chore. Nessie (talk) 21:07, 4 December 2009 (UTC) Just want to help where I can. I feel sad for some of these neglected species. Neutrality (hopefully!) (endemic species) Nighthawk4211 I'm working mainly on the Orchidaceae. NINTENPUG Taxonomy in general. NoahElhardt - Mainly carnivorous plants and California natives. Nog642 Robert Nash - Mainly insect taxa and phylogenetics Obsidian Soul (talk) 07:10, 21 January 2011 (UTC) - Anything really. Botany, Zoology, Paleontology. Always been fascinated by nature ever since I was a kid, grew up as probably the only fossil collector in my entire island, collected beetles as well and whatnot. Not a specialist or a professional in any of these fields, but have enough knowledge (and enthusiasm) to create/improve articles. I take photos as well as hunt down photos online with appropriate licenses for articles that need them. OldakQuill General, alot of bacteria so far. Omicronpoint General, mostly targeting some "To-Do" tasks in the list. Onco_p53 Mostly bacteria, some algae. Papilionidea General, currently targeting various insects, especially papilions. Pbsouthwood Marine biota of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay, and anywhere else I have dived. Pengo - Red List Categories ("Conservation Status") and the taxobox nixie works on all organisms and viruses too, currently interested in increasing coverage of various plant pests Peter1968 - helping out with Australian flora, mainly rainforest species. 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• 23 Dec 2024 – Bonn–Oberkassel dog (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

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• 14 Dec 2024 – Happy Feet (penguin) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Panamitsu (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Dec 2024 – Aquilegia gegica (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pbritti (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Dec 2024 – Aquilegia moorcroftiana (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pbritti (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Dec 2024 – Aquilegia parviflora (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pbritti (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Aquilegia barykinae (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pbritti (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Aquilegia chrysantha (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pbritti (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Austrosphecodes krampus (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kevmin (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Dec 2024 – Ripken (dog) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Johnson524 (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Dec 2024 – Melichrus procumbens (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gderrin (t · c); see discussion
• 30 Nov 2024 – Straight-tusked elephant (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Hemiauchenia (t · c); see discussion

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• 13 Dec 2024 – Kamala (elephant) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fountains of Bryn Mawr (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
• 10 Dec 2024 – Hypoxida (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Chaotic Enby (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 02 Dec 2024 – Kimberellomorpha (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by IC1101-Capinatator (t · c) was closed as merge by Liz (t · c) on 09 Dec 2024; see discussion (8 participants)

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• 08 Dec 2024 – Category:Viruses described in 2001 (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Tom.Reding (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Dec 2024 – Category:Viruses described in 1892 (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Tom.Reding (t · c); see discussion

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• 12 Dec 2024 – Template:Taxobox norank entry (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Gonnym (t · c); see discussion
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• 13 Dec 2024 – Castilleja chromosa (talk · edit · hist) →Castilleja angustifolia was RfDed by MtBotany (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Dec 2024 – Beedeas (talk · edit · hist) →Parrot was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Dec 2024 – Calicrat (talk · edit · hist) →Ant was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Dec 2024 – Polypifer (talk · edit · hist) →Coral was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Dec 2024 – Poypifer (talk · edit · hist) →Coral was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Dec 2024 – Virose (talk · edit · hist) →Virus was RfDed by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Nov 2024 – Specialization in bees (talk · edit · hist) →Bee was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Nov 2024 – Kikurage (talk · edit · hist) →Auricularia heimuer was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Nov 2024 – Kikurage mushroom (talk · edit · hist) →Auricularia heimuer was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Nov 2024 – Kikurage mushrooms (talk · edit · hist) →Auricularia heimuer was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion

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• 14 Dec 2024 – Happy Feet (penguin) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Panamitsu (t · c); start discussion
• 13 Dec 2024 – Argos (dog) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ThaesOfereode (t · c); see discussion
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• 09 Dec 2024 – Usambara torrent frog (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Olmagon (t · c); start discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – African bush elephant (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Wolverine X-eye (t · c); start discussion
• 04 Dec 2024 – Porinaceae (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Esculenta (t · c); start discussion
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• 04 Dec 2024 – Melanohalea exasperatula (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Esculenta (t · c); start discussion
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• 16 Nov 2024 – Ocean sunfish (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

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• 13 Dec 2024 – Catnip (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Escape Orbit (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Nov 2024 – Wolf (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Robert McClenon (t · c); see discussion

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• 01 Dec 2024 – Macrobdella decora (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Cremastra (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Oct 2024 – Stingless bee (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Sintropepe (t · c); see discussion
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• 07 Dec 2024 – An An (giant panda) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to An An (giant panda, born 1986) by Mahogany115 (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Illicium anisatum (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Japanese star anise by Theparties (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Illicium parviflorum (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Swamp star anise by Theparties (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Nov 2024 – Illicium verum (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Star anise by Frost (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Nov 2024 – Metrosideros excelsa (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Pōhutukawa by Alexeyevitch (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Dec 2024 – Syntrophales (bacteria) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Syntrophaceae by Loopy30 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 13 Dec 2024 – Planctomicrobium piriforme (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Planctomicrobium by Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Dec 2024 – Erlanger's gazelle (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Arabian gazelle by 78.35.63.163 (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Verstraetearchaeota (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Thermoproteota by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Nov 2024 – Pseudoalcippe (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sylvia by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Nov 2024 – Dark-bordered fritillary (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Small pearl-bordered fritillary by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Nov 2024 – Hydatellaceae (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Trithuria by Conan Wolff (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Nov 2024 – Jeholosauridae (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Thescelosauridae by TheLibyanGuy (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Nov 2024 – Anguis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Slow worm by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Oct 2024 – Black pika (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Forrest's pika by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Oct 2024 – Bocchoris acamasalis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Chabula acamasalis by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

• 01 Apr 2024 – Mole salamander (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by TypistMonkey (t · c); see discussion
• 18 Mar 2024 – Gazelle (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Maykii (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Feb 2024 – Albidella (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jan 2024 – Anisakis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Dec 2023 – Marthasterias (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion
• 17 Nov 2023 – Mycoplasma (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Jul 2023 – Corvidae (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Mar 2023 – Acephala group (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Nov 2022 – Melanthera (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mat Kiyan (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Mar 2022 – List of organisms named after famous people (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mrbeastmodeallday (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for creation

• 06 Dec 2024 – Draft:Thecamoeba vicaria (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Brenda11885 (t · c)
• 31 Oct 2024 – Draft:Sarcophaga argyrostoma (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Myohmai (t · c)
• 11 Dec 2024 – Draft:Madagascar banana (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Laffuble (t · c) was accepted to Madagascar banana (talk · edit · hist) by BuySomeApples (t · c) on 13 Dec 2024
• 06 Dec 2024 – Draft:Homo juluensis (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by ফারদিন (t · c) was declined by CitrusHemlock (t · c) on 13 Dec 2024
• 31 Oct 2024 – Draft:Orius minutus (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was declined by BuySomeApples (t · c) on 13 Dec 2024

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