21241a78-dfdd-4574-993b-b87e918d95ff 1.0 Italian Fauna Checklist 2021 2021 The new Italian Fauna Checklist updates the Checklist first published in the mid-1990s by Minelli et al. (1993-1995) in paper format, including 57.468 species (including “Protozoa”), 37.303 of which were insects. The new Checklist, which will exclude protozoans, is published exclusively online through the LifeWatch Italy Web Portal and will be continuously updated. The taxonomic classification, scientific name, author and year of description are provided for each species/subspecies, as well as the geographical distribution, the status of exclusivity (endemics) and allochthony, any taxonomic and distributive notes, pertinent literature and synonyms are also given. Marco A. Bologna University of RomaTre marcoalberto.bologna@uniromatre.it Marzio Zapparoli University of Tuscia zapparol@unitus.it Alessandro Minelli University of Padova alessandro.minelli@unipd.it Marco Oliverio Sapienza University of Rome marco.oliverio@uniroma1.it Lucio Bonato University of Padova lucio.bonato@unipd.it Fabio Stoch CNR IRET, Rome fabio.stoch@iret.cnr.it Fabio Cianferoni CNR IRET, Firenze fabio.cianferoni@cnr.it Ilaria Rosati Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR) ilaria.rosati@cnr.it Lucia Vaira LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre lucia.vaira@lifewatch.eu https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu/srv/api/records/21241a78-dfdd-4574-993b-b87e918d95ff/attachments/Italian%20Fauna%20Checklist2.png taxonomy biogeography fauna checklist species terrestrial freshwater marine Italian fauna taxonomic classification scientific name endemics alien species geographical distribution The Scientific Committee for Italian Fauna (CSFI) data collection data analysis data processing https://www.lifewatchitaly.eu/en/initiatives/checklist-fauna-italia-en/checklist/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Italian Fauna Checklist https://www.lifewatchitaly.eu/en/iniziative/checklist-fauna-italia-it/publications-cfi/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Relevant publications