Online ID Guides

Before Making An Identification

Before you make an identification for your observation, be sure to do two things:

1) Check out the "Identifying Organisms" tab on the Getting Started Page

2) Do some research on what you think you saw using the free online guides below.



Free Online Guides

Having trouble identifying an organism? Think you have the correct ID but need some resources to verify it? These free online ID guides can help you!


All Life

Encyclopedia of Life

Catalogue of Life

Integrated Taxonomic Information System

NCBI

Plants

GeneralPlant Guides

Atlas of Florida Plants

The Plant List

Florida Invasive Plant Species

USDA

Florida Native Plant Society

Discover Life Plant ID

Vascular Plants

General Vascular Plants

Plants of the World Online

What Tree Is That? Online

UF Trees of Florida

Ferns

UF -An Overview and Informal Key of the Ferns of Florida (PDF)Florida Native Ferns: Ptropical Pteridophytes (PDF)

Discover Life -Ferns

Gymnosperms

Common Pines of Florida (PDF)

Angiosperms

Southeastern Flora ID

Nonvascular Plants

Bryophyte Flora of North America

Guide to the Identification of North American Mosses


Fungi and Lichen

Fungi

Mushroom Observer

USF species project -Florida Fungi

Mushroom Expert

MycoBank Database

Field Guide to Common macro-fungi in Eastern Forests (PDF)

Species Fungorum

Index Fungorum

Lichens

Ways of Enlichenment

Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria

Key for Florida Lichens (PDF)


Animals: Radiata, Porifera, Protostomes

General Animal Guides

Animal Diversity Web

General Marine Guides

World Register of Marine Species

Reef Guide

FWC Marine Invertebrate Guide

Picture Guide to Gulf of Mexico Invertebrate (PDF)

Sponges

Reef Guide-Sponges

Corals

Reef Guide –Soft Corals

Reef Guide –Stony Corals

Mollusks

MolluscaBase

Florida Reef Mollusks

Applesnails

Terrestrial Mollusc Tool

Insects

General Insect Guides

Bug Guide

Insect Identification -FloridaBug Identification Key

Ants

AntWeb

Mantids

Mantodea Species File Online

Stick and Leaf Insects

Phasmid Species File Online

Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids

Orthoptera Species File Online

Caterpillar, Butterfly, and Moth

A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and CanadaDiscover Life Caterpillar ID

Spiders

World Spider Catalog

Spider ID

Project Noah-Arachnids

Myriapoda

ChiloBase

MilliBase


Animals: Deuterostomes

Echinoderms

Reef Guide-Sea stars

Reef Guide-Sea Urchins/Cucumbers

Marine Fish

FishBase

FWC Freshwater Fish Guide

FWC Saltwater Fish Guide

Space Coast Saltwater Fish ID guide

Sharks, Skates, and Rays

Skates and Rays

Florida Museum Skates and Rays Species Profiles

Sharks and Rays

Reef Guide–Sharks and Rays

Sharks

Florida Museum Field Key to Atlantic Shark Species

Amphibians

Amphibian Species of the World

Florida Museum Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles

Reptiles

General Reptiles

The Reptile Database

Snakes

Florida Museum Snakes Identification Guide

Birds

The Clements Checklist

Florida Ornithological Society-Official Florida State Bird ListFWC Bird ID Guide

Central Florida Backyard Identification

Mammals

General Mammals

IUCN Red List

FWC Florida Mammal Guide

Marine Mammals

Reef Guide


Protist

Diatoms

Diatoms of North America

Amoebozoa

International Society for Testate Amoeba Research

Discover Life -Slime Molds

Algae

Reef Guide –Algae

Florida Gulf Coast University Algae ID guide (PDF)


Become An Even Better Identifier

Want to become an even better identifier? Here is where you can find tips to become a better identifier:

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/lets_id_some_arthropods

Publicado el abril 3, 2024 06:55 TARDE por bblaskowski bblaskowski

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