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A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores
The Azores is a remote oceanic archipelago of nine islands which belongs to the Macaronesia biogeographical region and is among the richest regions concerning fungi, plant and animal diversity in Europe. This checklist lists all the species of the most important terrestrial and marine taxonomic groups.
The total number of terrestrial and marine taxa (species and subspecies) in the Azores
is estimated in about 8047. The marine organisms currently listed make up about 23% of the Azorean biodiversity. The total number of terrestrial and marine endemic taxa (species and subspecies) in the Azores is estimated of about 491.
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Identification
- Alternate Identifier
- 10.15468/hyvwxi
- Alternate Identifier
- ec1a0bfb-7d8e-4c6b-bc4d-dfd68a1e844f
- Alternate Identifier
- http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=uac_checklist_acores
- Publication Date
- 2016-03-11
- Title
- A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores
- Abstract
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The Azores is a remote oceanic archipelago of nine islands which belongs to the Macaronesia biogeographical region and is among the richest regions concerning fungi, plant and animal diversity in Europe. This checklist lists all the species of the most important terrestrial and marine taxonomic groups.
The total number of terrestrial and marine taxa (species and subspecies) in the Azores
is estimated in about 8047. The marine organisms currently listed make up about 23% of the Azorean biodiversity. The total number of terrestrial and marine endemic taxa (species and subspecies) in the Azores is estimated of about 491.
- Dataset Language
- ENGLISH
- Dataset Creator
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Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Borges (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Açores , 9700-042 , PORTUGALhttp://www.uac.pt/
- Metadata Provider
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Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Borges (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Açores , 9700-042 , PORTUGALhttp://www.uac.pt/
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Associated Party
- Dataset Contact
- Dataset Contact
- Dataset Contact
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Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Borges (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Açores , 9700-042 , PORTUGALhttp://www.uac.pt/
- Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml )
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- Lichens
- Flatworms
- Macroalgae
- Vascular plants
- Diatoms. Bryophytes
- Pteridophytes
- Fungi
- Vertebrates
- Molluscs
- Animals
- Checklist
- Nematodes
- Arthropods
- Azores
- Earthworms
Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
- Azores archipelago, with distribution data at the island level for terrestrial organisms.
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
- -31
- East Bounding Coordinate
- -25
- North Bounding Coordinate
- 40
- South Bounding Coordinate
- 37
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
- Begin Date
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2010-01-01
- End Date
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2010-01-01
Taxonomic Coverage
- General Taxonomic Coverage
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The most important terrestrial taxonomic groups were studied: Fungi, Lichens, Bacillariophyta (freshwater diatoms), Bryophyta sensu lato (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), vascular plants – Tracheobionta, including Lycopodiophyta (quillworts), Pteridophyta (ferns), Pinophyta (gymnosperms) and Magnoliophyta (angiosperms), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Nematoda (roundworms), Annelida (earthworms), Terrestrial Mollusca (slugs and snails), Arthropoda (millipedes, centipedes, mites, spiders, insects, etc.) and Vertebrata (freshwater fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).
In addition, we expand this list to the marine realm, including Algae (macroalgae), coastal invertebrates (most Phyla) and marine vertebrates (fishes, reptiles and mammals).
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Kingdom
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Fungi
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Kingdom
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Animalia
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Kingdom
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Plantae
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Kingdom
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Chromista
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Kingdom
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Protozoa
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Oomycota
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Zygomycota
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Ascomycota
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Basidiomycota
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Amoebozoa
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Fungi Imperfecti
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Bacillariophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Anthocerotophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Marchantiophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Bryophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Lycopodiophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Pteridophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Pinophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Magnoliophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Platyhelminthes
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Annelida
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Nematoda
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Mollusca
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Arthropoda
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Chordata
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Rhodophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Chlorophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Heterokontophyta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Porifera
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Cnidaria
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Sipuncula
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Echiura
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Bryozoa
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Phoronida
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Entoprocta
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Echinodermata
License Information
- Intellectual Rights
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This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License
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Distributiondocument
Methods
Methods
• Method
Method Step
- Description
- The dataset was prepared from the original excel files used to compile the book "A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores", by Borges et al, 2010 (see Citation). For a comprehensive description of the methodology, check the original publication using the external link provided.
Sampling
- Study Extent
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The distribution of all species and subspecies is given, whenever possible, for each of following Azorean island: Corvo, Flores, Faial, Pico, Graciosa, São Jorge, Terceira, São Miguel, Santa Maria. When no information concerning island occurrence was available, only the archipelago occurrence is given, as Azores.
For the marine organisms, we decided not to include species distribution at island level (although this information is already available for the marine invertebrates in the Atlantis database and Azorean Biodiversity Portal) due to the small territorial coverage of published records, but also because we believe that, according to present available information, the barriers between the islands are not very effective in what concerns marine organisms dispersal.
- Sampling Description
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In this checklist, infra-specific categories, apart from subspecies, are not considered (i.e. varieties, forms, etc.). The current lists of the Azorean biota are based on all known published literature, as well as on some unpublished data. However, the depth of the bibliographic coverage varies from group to group, and we are aware that it is incomplete for some groups (e.g., marine invertebrates).
For all terrestrial groups, species endemic to Azores or to the Macaronesia are signaled.
Concerning unpublished data, several sources were checked, namely the recent work performed under Project BALA “Biodiversity of the Arthropods from the Laurissilva of the Azores” (arthropods) and individual unpublished data from contributors to this checklist. The list includes many new records for individual islands of the Azores or for the whole archipelago, but no reference is provided concerning these new findings. All information concerning taxonomic notes, new records and references to localities will be published online in the Azorean Biodiversity Portal (http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/) and elsewhere. All species of doubtful identification were removed from the main list.
