Sources of species names
Q: Where can I find references for determining scientific names for organisms?
A: Please see below for sources of scientific names:
- ALA Atlas of Living Australia
- APNI, Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra
- Brands, S.J. The Taxonomicon: 1989–present. Universal Taxonomic Services, Netherlands
- Guiry, M.D. and Guiry, G.M. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway
- Hoppe, J.R., Boos, E., Ludwig, T. Wiedemann, M. and Stützel, T. SysTax — Systematics and Taxonomy Database, University of Ulm and Ruhr — University of Bochum, Germany
- ING. Index Nominum Genericorum. A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
- IOPI. International Organisation for Plant Information, Provisional Global Plant Checklist
- IPNI. The International Plant Names Index
- ISSG Catalogue of Life
- Reptile Database
- Species 2000. Catalogues of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist
- Tropicos3, Missouri Botanical Garden Specimen Database
- uBio Universal Biological Indexer and Organiser. Indexing & Organizing Biological Names. The Marine Biological Laboratory
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database, National Plant Data Center, USDA, Baton Rouge, USA
- Western Australian Herbarium FloraBase — The Western Australian Flora. Department of Environment and Conservation
- Western Australian Museum
- WoRMS World Register of Marine Species
Q: What can I do if I don’t have access to the internet? Can I still talk to an officer about pest animals?
A: Members of the public without computers will continue to have the option of obtaining information by telephone, by personal attendance at an office of DAFWA, by mail or via the use of public internet facilities.