For further information, contact the MBL Communications Office at (508) 289-7423 or e-mail us at comm@mbl.edu

Embargo: 10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. GMT, Tues. Feb. 26
Contacts: Terry Collins, +1-416-538-8712 or +1-416-878-8712, terrycollins@rogers.com
Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory, +1-508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu

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• Two dozen exemplar pages, illustrating the kinds of rich multi-media information to be provided for all well-known species. Content on these pages has been verified by relevant experts;
• 30,000 species pages, covering a small number of taxonomic groups. These pages contain authenticated content but are not as fully developed as the exemplars;
• 1 million minimal pages, in most cases providing the species’ scientific and common names, limited information about its taxonomic position and distribution, and links to other sources of information. These pages are, in effect, placeholders to be populated with information validated by specialist content editors. Content will also be generated via the Biodiversity Heritage Library, other web-based resources, and by professional and ‘citizen scientists’
• Several thousand linking pages to help users traverse the taxonomic hierarchy.

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