Taxonomy

Taxonomy databases

For fish the Fishbase
for Algae the Algaebase
for sponges the World Porifera Database
for hexacorals the Hexacorallians of the world, etc.

For general checking, WORMS (World  Register of Marine Species) where you can validate the species name and be able to identify synonyms.

Each taxa as an expert associated to it and you can also know or contact them.

Regarding sequences I would recommend you BOLD Systems (

http://www.barcodinglife.com/) that associates the morphological characters of specimens and photos with the genetic data. It also imports from and exports data to Genbank.

However you should have into account that the original description of each species should be checked. The Biodiversity Library has a lot of ancient literature.

creek watch

Creek watch for iPad and iPhone for visualizing water quality for your watershed

Scripps Scientists to Develop ‘Swarms’ of Miniature Robotic Ocean Explorers

Scripps Scientists to Develop ‘Swarms’
of Miniature Robotic Ocean Explorers

Drifters designed to fill in gaps of ocean knowledge, contribute to areas ranging from marine protected areas to harmful algal blooms

Jules Jaffe and Peter Franks of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to develop swarms of autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs), new ocean-probing instruments that will trace fine details of fundamental oceanographic processes.

Floating sensors

UC Berkley has floating sensors on rivers to monitor levee breaks

Visualization on coral blraching

Great visualization on coral bleaching at the Smithsonian

Micro DO probes

These micro-DO probes could be useful for in situ work if they were waterproofed.

Corals march to poles

Corals march to the poles! Corals are moving in response to warming temperatures