The Platform for Cybertaxonomy:&#160;Standards, services and&#160;tools

G&#252;ntsch, Anton; Luther, Katja; M&#252;ller, Andreas; Kohlbecker, Andreas; Plitzner, Patrick; Kilian, Norbert; Henning, Tilo; Von Mering, Sabine; Von Raab-Straube, Eckhard; Kusber, Wolf-Henning; Berendsohn, Walter G.,

doi:10.3897/biss.3.37177

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Article: The Platform for Cybertaxonomy: Standards, services and tools

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The Platform for Cybertaxonomy: Standards, services and tools

By

Güntsch, Anton
Luther, Katja
Müller, Andreas
Kohlbecker, Andreas
Plitzner, Patrick
Kilian, Norbert
Henning, Tilo
Von Mering, Sabine
Von Raab-Straube, Eckhard
Kusber, Wolf-Henning
Berendsohn, Walter G., 1965-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-6-18

Original Publication

Metabarcoding and metagenomics

Volume

Pages

1--2

Subjects

cybertaxonomy , Tools , workflow

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2017-

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37177

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The Platform for Cybertaxonomy (http://www.cybertaxonomy.org) is a standards-based open-source software framework covering the breadth of the taxonomic workflow, from fieldwork to publication (Ciardelli et al. 2009). It provides coupled tools for full, customized access to taxonomic data, editing and management, and collaborative team work. At the core of the platform is the Common Data Model (CDM, Müller et al. 2017), offering a comprehensive information model covering all relevant data domains: names and classifications, descriptive data (morphological and molecular), media, geographic information, literature, specimens, types, persons, and external resources. Platform compliant software interacts via services and includes the following components: CDM Server Taxonomic Editor Rich Client Web-based editors Drupal-based and highly configurable portal software Map services and map viewer Xper2 descriptive data editor Specimen search tool Import and export modules CDM Server Taxonomic Editor Rich Client Web-based editors Drupal-based and highly configurable portal software Map services and map viewer Xper2 descriptive data editor Specimen search tool Import and export modules Recent platform-based developments include software components for deriving formal species-level descriptions from measurements on individual specimens (Henning et al. 2018) as well as a registration system for nomenclatural acts of algae (Phycobank, https://www.phycobank.org/). Currently, about 30 portals with regional and taxonomic foci are using the Platform for Cybertaxonomy as their technical basis for capturing, managing, and publishing biodiversity data over the World Wide Web. Prominent examples are the Euro+Med Plantbase, the International Caryophyllales Network, and the Flora of Greece.