Deep Sea ID: An app from the World Register of Deep-Sea Species
The app provides taxonomic data and images of deep-sea species, such as this glowing sucker octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis). © David Shale.
Project summary
- Focus: Creating a simple, photographic guide to deep-sea fauna to improve identifications in the field
- Funding: International Network for the Scientific Investigation of Deep-sea Ecosystems (INDEEP)
We are part of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and we contribute to the World Register of Deep-Sea Species (WoRDSS).
WoRDSS is an internet database of taxonomic information on marine species that launched in December 2012.
We have now created an app, Deep-Sea ID, to work alongside WoRDSS. Deep-Sea ID gives offline access to information on more than 25,000 deep-sea species and a collection of more than 350 high-resolution images.
The Deep-Sea ID app gives access to information on more than 25,000 deep-sea species
Kiwa hirsuta, sometimes known as the 'Yeti crab'. Image used under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence.
The deep-sea jellyfish Atolla wyvillei. © David Shale.
Deep-Sea ID was the first app developed by the Museum's Science Group, and has been downloaded over 30,000 times.
Deep-sea systematics and ecology research group
- Group overview
- Antarctic marine biodiversity and climate change
- Deep Sea ID - an app from the World Register of Deep-Sea Species
- Biodiversity in deep-sea mining exploration areas
- REX - the remotely operated vehicle for education and exploration
- Systematics and ecology of deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems
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