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INDEEP Working Group 1 Taxonomy & Evolution

INDEEP Working Group 1 Taxonomy & Evolution. Nick Higgs. Plymouth University Marine Institute. Adrian Glover (NHM). World Register of Deep-Sea Species ( WoRDSS ). Aim to create a definitive list of species occurring in the deep sea.

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INDEEP Working Group 1 Taxonomy & Evolution

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  1. INDEEP Working Group 1Taxonomy & Evolution Nick Higgs Plymouth University Marine Institute Adrian Glover (NHM)

  2. World Register of Deep-Sea Species (WoRDSS) Aim to create a definitive list of species occurring in the deep sea Set up as a subset of WoRMS – Thematic Species Database www.marinespecies.org/deepsea Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  3. What is a Deep-Sea Species? What is deep-sea? 200m? 300m? We chose 500m as our cut off point Depth of minimum seasonal variation Thistle (2003) after Sanders (1968) Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  4. What is a Deep-Sea Species? Inclusive or exclusive? We choose an inclusive definition based on ecological interaction Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  5. What is a Deep-Sea Species?

  6. Building the Database 500 m filter WoRDSS SYNDEEP Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  7. Database Problems & Help Imperfect records from our source databases are carried over Need weeding out… but how to do this? Expert help is needed! e.g. deep-sea corals Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  8. Deep Sea ID App • Make deep-sea taxonomy: • accessible to scientists • attractive to the public • Images donated by individuals and institutions, eg: • David Shale • JAMSTEC • HURL • NOAA-OE • NIWA • ONC WoRDSS Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  9. Deep Sea ID App Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  10. Deep Sea ID App Depth source Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  11. Where are we now? • Over 23,300 deep sea species listed • Over 450 high-res images • Over 12,000 downloads of Deep Sea ID • Android version of app Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

  12. Thank you Our partners at WoRMS and their dedicated team of taxonomic editors Data providers Image providers Adrian Glover Tammy Horton Ocean Networks Canada - INDEEP Partnership Development Workshop (23-25 April 2014)

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