Taxonomic Expertise UK Invertebrates - the Darwin Tree of Life project
The Darwin Tree of Life project (darwintreeoflife.org) will eventually sequence the DNA of all described eukaryotic species in the UK, but this relies heavily on the community of taxonomic experts in the UK. This survey is built to capture the taxonomic expertise of TERRESTRIAL, FRESHWATER and MARINE invertebrates across the United Kingdom, and also to highlight potential gaps in taxonomic knowledge of UK fauna. Please let us know your area of expertise, listing more than one taxonomic group if appropriate.  

In the coming year we will be holding numerous Bioblitz events around the UK and would like to keep you informed in case you would like to join. We will collate all responses, and only contact you regarding field trip events, live species lists and obtaining specimens. Thank you for participating.

If you have any queries please contact darwintreeoflife@nhm.ac.uk
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What is your area of taxonomic expertise? *
List the group(s) you are confident in identifying. This can be at any taxonomic level (eg from phylum to genus) or can be a common name for the group. Multiple groups can be added (eg. Phoridae, Baetidae).
Are you happy for us to contact you? *
In giving your name and email address you are consenting to us storing and using this information for linking expertise over great taxonomic scale/range in the UK for field work and specimen identification. We will not distribute your name or contact information beyond the project members without your permission.
Email address *
Name *
Please provide your name and surname.
Affiliation *
If not affiliated with an organisation / recording scheme/ society then state "Private"
Are you interested in attending Darwin Tree of Life organised bioblitz events and fieldwork activities? *
Are you willing/able to collect and identify specimens in the field outside of the above events and activities? *
All tubes and preservative for specimens will be provided in advance. Please note: All specimens require appropriate collecting permissions. Advice on permissions will be available.
Please suggest any collecting sites in the UK which are particularly good for your taxonomic group *
We may use this information for future bioblitz events or smaller targeted field trips if needed.
Suggest your favourite species for sequencing
Any comments?
This is one of the first community consultation efforts for DToL. We are working on effective ways to communicate the progress of species collection and sequencing, so please bear with us while we get that up and running. Species with sequencing underway will be visible at the darwintreeoflife.org website by the end of 2020. Thank you for participating in this survey and please ensure you press the "submit" button below.
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