At TaxonWorks Together online meeting, Dmitry Dmitriev will talk about Syncing Taxonomy at a Global Scale Across System Aggregators

at TaxonWorks Together 2026, the Plant Bug (Hemiptera) researchers talk about their NSF-supported efforts and moving their data AND their community into the TaxonWorks milieu.

@tettris.eu please join us at #twt2026 May 19-21. #taxonomy #taxonomists #describeLife central to our conversations such as Syncing Taxonomy at a Global Scale Across System Aggregators and Plant Bug Taxonomy in TaxonWorks: Milestones from Past to Present, and future Data Capture.

The caddisfly Oecetis struckii. Photoy by Manuel König/JKI.

🔬 Today is #WorldTaxonomistAppreciationDay. Without #taxonomists, we wouldn’t know many #species or if they’ve vanished. Their work underpins #biodiversity and conservation. A rediscovery of the endangered #caddisfly Oecetis struckii in Saxony shows why accurate identification matters. 🪰

Notes on DiSSCo applications (I): Users Group - DiSSCo

The @dissco.bsky.social tech team works with a small group of early adopters. They are the researchers, #taxonomists and collection managers of the "Users group". Find out the high-priority needs that we have identified through this collaboration 👉 www.dissco.eu/user-groups/ @horizoneu.bsky.social

GSB4 Conference — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Hey #soil #taxonomists! Have you described a species in the last 5 years? Tell us about in our Free + Open Submission event Name Drop! New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4 #soilbiodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social

Join our interactive workshop to co-design the LUMEN Infrastrcuture for Semantics #LUMIS a space for creating, sharing & FAIRifying semantic artefacts. Calling all #ontologists, #taxonomists, & semantic data pros!🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3ZUg3Ey
📌 More information: lumenproject.eu/workshop-bui...

🧬 Happy Taxonomy Recognition Day!

We dug into our database and—no surprise—Carl Linnaeus is the most cited taxonomist. His birthday is why we celebrate today!

Huge thanks to all taxonomists for helping us make sense of life’s diversity.

#TaxonomyDay #Linnaeus #Biodiversity #Taxonomists

Where are my #ento #insect #taxonomists? Let me know so I can add them to my list #EntoTaxonomists

What the Hell Is a Target Triple? · mcyoung

Hey look #species #taxonomists, cheer up, naming things is hard even in the tech world- mcyoung.xyz/2025/04/14/t....

Many frustrations resonate, but the fact that they do suggests maybe we're not so bad off after all.

It is World #Taxonomists Day.

If I would invite taxonomists, I would deliberately change their names without consultation, and then change it again or reverse it. See how they like it when the shoe is on the other foot. Or as I now say, the footglove is on the toetapper.

Happy International #Taxonomists Day! Here are some of my pictures with seagrass Zostera marina ! Remember to be nice since taxonomy is challenging, ever evolving, with new species found almost daily. I hope to inspire the next generation of young and old scientist ✨🦎🎏🚣‍♂️

Cover image of the RES Insect Identification Handbook on Fungus Gnats by Peter Chandler

📢Seeking a new Series Editor to oversee the continued growth of the RES #InsectIdentification Handbooks📚

Applications welcome from #insect #taxonomists with expertise in any taxa - closing date March 17🔽
www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunities/res-insect-identification-handbook-series-editor/

#eDNA needs to explain that we NEED #taxonomists, especially when it comes to #national #reference #databases. Jenny Giles chats about #Aussie #sequencing #campaigns #SeDNA2025

Who will save us? Even the taxonomists are threatened by extinction! - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities - CETAF The first European Red List of Taxonomists reveals that 40% of insect orders cannot be studied because there are not enough experts

#Taxonomists 👩‍🔬 are threatened!
According to the first-ever study that applies the IUCN RedList methodology to scientists, 40% of the insect's orders lack expertise!

The deep-sea #Porifera 🧽 taxonomy workshop at @mnhn.fr Paris is now completed! 14 students and >400 specimens processed. The aim was to train a new generation of sponge #taxonomists and advance studies of New Caledonia's biodiversity. Collections were also digitized to make data accessible online.

SoilMATs - Soil Meiofauna Advanced Taxonomy school - DEST (Distributed European School of Taxonomy) Description Train a new generation of taxonomists expert in soil biodiversity and ecology with a special focus on Nematoda, Tardigrada, and Rotifera phyla. This high-level training course on soil ecol...

Hello Bluesky!

Any budding #taxonomists here!? Our partners are offering a free course in taxonomy. Read more below :)

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Results of a global survey of #taxonomists, #scientists from other disciplines, and users of #taxonomy designed to assess views and test ideas for a new system of #taxonomic list #governance https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306899120

Who will save us? Even the taxonomists are threatened by extinction! - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities - CETAF The first European Red List of Taxonomists reveals that 40% of insect orders cannot be studied because there are not enough experts

We shall not forget to save also the #taxonomists who study the #eupollinators or we'll run out of expertise! The #RedListTaxonomists EU-funded project says it all!#taxonomy @IUCN @Pensoft

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🚨 Not only #insects 🐝 but even #Taxonomists 👩‍🔬 are in danger!⚠️
According to the first-ever study that applies the @IUCNRedList 🔴 methodology to #scientists, 40% of the insect's orders lack expertise!
Full story ➡️Full report ➡️

op.europa.eu/s/xinQ bit.ly/3UWHVCp

Our Cetaf's Group Leader @willemseluc, Senior Collection Manager @museumnaturalis, explains how #digitisation and technology can help out #taxonomists doing their job. Read the full story on @RIOJournal 👉

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Hey, don't forget the homework this weekend! Last chance for young #scientists #researchers #taxonomists to get the e-SCoRE Award!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

#taxonomy #prize #award

bit.ly/CETAF_E-Score

The number of tree species on Earth | PNAS One of the most fundamental questions in ecology is how many species inhabit the Earth. However, due to massive logistical and financial challenges...

They used Artificial Intelligence to estimate there are at least 9.200 species of 🌲 #trees 🌳 still to be discovered: a lot of work for #taxonomists! 😱😂
Read the full story here 👇#biodiversity #taxonomy

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#RedListTaxonomists Our #taxonomists from the 2nd workshop individuated something that could help to fix the lack of recognition and awareness the category suffers: a BETTER COMMUNICATION, orientated to a wider public. What do you think about that? Drop your thoughts! 🤔⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

The 1st session is over and the results are very clear! #Taxonomists need more recognition and awareness both from the scientific community and society!
THE DISCUSSION CONTINUES ONLINE HERE:
🐝🪲 Join and participate until 27/01! #RedListTaxonomists

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"We had no exact idea of the assessment of the #taxonomy expertise in Europe" Kovacevic from the @EU_Commission thanks @eurotaxonomy @IUCN and @Pensoft for the #RedListTaxonomists: "It will be a good foundation to help the #taxonomists to fix the problems

Boris Parov (@Pensoft) starts his speech with a pertinent question: are #taxonomists a threatened species? 😱 We'll see during the day, thanks to the #RedListTaxonomists that the situation is quite complicated but not hopeless at all! 💪

Vujadin Kovacevic 🇪🇺 says the @EU_Commission is going to propose a "Nature Restoration Law". It's fundamental to tackle at the same time the loss of #insects and the decline of #Taxonomists. The #RedListTaxonomists is only the beginning of our fight against #BiodiversityLoss 🪲

Ana Casino, Cetaf's Executive Director, is recalling to everyone why #taxonomists are so essential to stop the decline of insects and the #BiodiversityLoss. That's why the #RedListTaxonomists is very important as a starting point to fix problems with #taxonomy expertise in Europe

Our wishes go to #taxonomists and not taxonomists, for whatever you wanna call it... 🕷️ We hope it's going to be a #goodtimes with your beloved ones!🎄💕

The Red List of Insect Taxonomists - Home Insects play a significant role in the functioning of healthy ecosystems and human well-being. By providing vital services such as pollination, matter decomposition, and bio-control, they greatly influence the living world. Therefore, our ability and expertise to recognize insect species and biodiversity is fundamental for their conservation.

📢prompt #conservation measures need to be taken!

🦋#insects #taxonomists across Europe are invited to bring their #expertise by registering to the #RedListTaxonomists portal:
↪️@IUCN @Pensoft #eurotaxonomy

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The Red List of Insect Taxonomists - Home Insects play a significant role in the functioning of healthy ecosystems and human well-being. By providing vital services such as pollination, matter decomposition, and bio-control, they greatly influence the living world. Therefore, our ability and expertise to recognize insect species and biodiversity is fundamental for their conservation.

Bring your #expertise to preserve #insect life on 🌍
& help us mapping taxonomic expertise across Europe with @Pensoft & @IUCN for #RedListTaxonomists 🪲🐞🦋

↪️sign up here:#EUPollinators #InsectWeek21 #taxonomists #CitizenScience #citizenscientist

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