The process of standardizing taxon names, taxonomic name harmonization, is necessary to
properly merge data indexed by taxon names. The large variety of taxonomic databases and …

Abstract The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) is a comprehensive list of
scientifically described plant species, compiled over four decades, from peer-reviewed …

Discontent about changes in species classifications has grown in recent years. Many of
these changes are seen as arbitrary, stemming from unjustified conceptual and …

Turtles are among the smallest of vertebrate groups in terms of modern diversity, but they
are also among the most endangered. More than half, 51% to 56% of taxa are considered …

Modern taxonomy has developed towards the establishment of global authoritative lists of
species that assume the standardized principles of species recognition, at least in a given …

Here, we describe the taxon hypothesis (TH) paradigm, which covers the construction,
identification, and communication of taxa as datasets. Defining taxa as datasets of …

This data paper presents a largely phylogeny-based online taxonomic backbone for the
Cactaceae compiled from literature and online sources using the tools of the EDIT Platform …

It is time to synthesize the knowledge that has been generated through more than 260 years
of botanical exploration, taxonomic and, more recently, phylogenetic research throughout …

At a time when nature conservation has become essential to ensure the long-term
sustainability of our environment, it is widely acknowledged that conservation actions must …

Despite the important role that species names play in multiple fields, there is no globally
complete list of known and described species. This lack is a result simultaneously of the …