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Biomedical : Species Databases

Database
AmphibiaWeb
Bacterial Nomenclature
Barcode of Life Data Systems
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
FishBase: Global Information System on Fishes
Index to Organism Names
NCBI Entrez Taxonomy Homepage
Nomenclature of Genes, Genetic Markers, Alleles, and Mutations in Mouse and Rat
Phylogenetic systematics, a.k.a. evolutionary trees
Plant Species
World Biodiversity Database
Zoological Museum Databases
Animals mentioned in the Bible: Ecology, distribution and images (Hebrew)
Birds in Israel
Definitive Guide to Mammals
Dinosaur Planet
Fish Information Service
Israel Biodiversity Information System (BioGIS):
National flora and fauna of Israel
National Museum of Natural History Databases
Tree of Life Web Project
Butterflies and Moths of Israel
Database of the Scale Insects of the World
Insect World of Israel - Butterflies, Beetles and other Insects from Israel
Universal Chalcidoidea Database

* DNA barcoding uses a short DNA sequence from a standard position in the genome for species identification in taxonomic research. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial region (COI) is the standard barcode region for higher animals.