AusMoss

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AusMoss - Catalogue of Australian Mosses

Summary

Type of tool

Catalogue of mosses

Function

Moss name resolution

Online / Desktop

Online

Computer infrastructure

Browser

Development status

Operational. Updated 2009

Time of use

At time of user request

Licence

 

AusMoss is a searchable database of Australian mosses.

 

Description

The Catalogue of Australian Mosses allows searching by full scientific name, genus, species, infraspecific name and authorship. The catalogue can be browsed alphabetically for genus and species.

 

Name status, synonymy, literature reports, a distribution map and external sources are returned.

 

Function

  • Visualisation tools
    • Maps
  • Taxonomy
    • Identification tools, keys
  • User interface
    • Personal use
    • Visual presentation

 

Why use this tool?

  • Name resolution and distribution
  • Australian mosses names and synonyms

 

Who will use this tool?

  • Data creation
    • Experts - taxonomy
  • Data capture
    • Curators – specimens, identification
  • Data providers
    • Institutions
    • Private collections
    • Casual users
  • Data users
    • Expert
    • Interest groups
  • Some taxonomic skills required

 

How will the tool be used?

  • Online searchable database
  • Browser interface
  • User input required

 

Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • User’s machine

 

When could this tool be used?

  • At the time of a user request

 

Availability

 

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