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The main features included in this digital taxonomic catalog are:

• Search of records by any taxonomic rank, from phylum to species, by author and by geographic locality
• Lists of all reported records, by any taxonomic rank and by locality
• References of the bibliographic and periodical sources and the reports included
• Export of search results and species profiles as portable documents (.pdf)
• Dynamic maps showing the georeferencing of the species
• Photo gallery
• Responsive design to access the digital catalog from different devices.

Since one of the main goals of the web application is to preserve and disseminate information, the species profile can be downloaded and saved as a portable document (.pdf).

The main sections and tools of the species profile are described below:

1 The header section shows the catalog identification, links to the pages of the site and fields to search by species name.

2 Identification section of the species, with its taxonomic classification, links to the higher ranks and the option to export or save it as a .pdf file.

3 The reports section lists the reports of the species in the country, with their bibliographic sources. You can choose how many reports to show per page, filter by author, locality or year of publication, and sort them in ascending or descending order by year or author of the report.

4 Ficoflora Venezuela includes dynamic maps showing the geographic location of each locality, from the federal entity (the broadest level), down through localities and places, to the most specific location, the site. By clicking on the name of the location or on the icon the map of the location is shown.

5 The left section shows the main photograph and links to the map with the location of the species in Venezuela, the photo gallery, the option to export to .pdf, the list of species of the genus, a new search, and the synonymy when reports include this information.

6 The gallery includes habit and/or laboratory photos that can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Do you have photos you would like to share? please write to us, together we can provide a catalog as complete as possible.

7 The bibliographic references section shows the sources in which the species are reported, including articles, academic works and websites. You can choose how many references to show per page, filter them by author, year, part of the title, journal name or any other detail of the reference, and sort them in ascending or descending order by year or author of the report.

8 Finally, ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED in spreading the word about this initiative and establishing the Ficoflora Venezuela Digital Taxonomic Catalog as an important reference in the Venezuelan scientific community, by citing the website properly whenever you consult it and use its information and resources, whether species lists, report lists, photographs or maps.

 

In the reports found in the Venezuelan literature there is wide variability in valid names and synonyms, as well as in taxonomic authorities; therefore, in order to standardize the information presented as much as possible, all valid taxonomic names and synonyms, as well as the authorities, have been corrected following the website AlgaeBase. We have also tried to standardize, as far as possible, the wide diversity of localities, places and sites reported.

Guiry, M.D. & G.M. Guiry, 2016

Algaebase. Electronic publication. National University of Ireland, Galway. Ireland. URL: https://www.algaebase.org/