Catalogue of Life China

2020 Annual Checklist

Funding Agency: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Funding Project: Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Grant
No. XDA19050202
Implementation Agency: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scientific Steering: Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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On-line version of the Annual Checklist
http://www.sp2000.org.cn/
Webservice API website of the Annual Checklist
http://www.sp2000.org.cn/api/document
Functionality of the Annual Checklist
Species can be located either by searching name or tracking down through the hierarchical
classification;
Searching by name can be done using accepted scientific name, synonym or common name.
Automatic synonymic and common name indexing takes the user directly to the species under its
accepted name. The search can use part names, or be restricted to complete words;
Tracking down the tree or hierarchy use accepted names for taxa;
If the Internet is accessible, a distribution map could be shown when clicking on “show in map”
icon on the “species details” page;
The standalone application contains an identical copy of the Annual Checklist China dataset and of
the software used on the website;
The structure of the Annual Checklist China database has been optimized for performance with the
user interface but may not ideal for importing to other system;
The content may be copied subject to the Copyright conditions.

Data Items
The data items in Catalogue of Life China follow the standard dataset of Species 2000 International.
1) Accepted scientific name (and reference);
2) Chinese name and its Pinyin (Chinese in Roman alphabet format);
3) Synonyms (and references);
4) Common names (and references)
5) Latest taxonomic scrutiny (name of person and date);
6) Source database;
7) Additional data (optional);
8) Family to which species belongs;
9) Classification above family, and highest taxon in database;
10) Distribution;
11) Reference(s) (optional).

Groups and Number of Species:

There are 122280 species & infraspecific taxa in 2020 Annual Checklist of Catalogue of Life China,
including 110231 species and 12049 infraspecific taxa.
The groups of species in 2020 Annual Checklist of Catalogue of Life China (number of species,
number of infraspecies):
[Animalia (Animals)] Annelida(488, 20); Arthropoda(40806, 2019); Brachiopoda(8, 0);
Bryozoa(197, 0); Cnidaria(1520, 6); Echinodermata(588, 9); Echiura(11, 0); Entoprocta(8, 0);
Hemichordata(7, 0); Mollusca(2303, 44); Myxozoa(39, 0); Nematoda(192, 0); Nemertea(58, 0);
Phoronida(4, 0); Porifera(165, 7); Sipuncula(43, 1); Chordata(7922, 1979) [Actinopterygii
(4709,97); Chondrichthyes(240,1); Amphibia (481,0); Aves (1445,1766); Leptochordata (4,0);
Mammalia (564,115); Myxini(13,0); Petromyzontia(3,0); Reptilia (463,0)].

[Bacteria] Actinobacteria(45, 0); Bacteroidetes(30, 0); Chloriobi(1, 0); Cyanobacteria(158, 5);

Firmicutes(48, 0); Proteobacteria(181, 1).

[Chromista] Bigyra(12, 0); Diatomeae(1245, 405); Oomycota(421, 0); Phaeophyta(292, 8).

[Fungi] Ascomycota(4190, 0); Basidiomycota(7492, 222); Chytridiomycota(77, 0);

Glomeromycota(217, 0); Zygomycota(516, 0).

[Plantae (Plants)] Angiospermae(31533, 6631); Anthocerotophyta(27, 0); Bryophyta(1988, 148);

Chlorophyta(199, 18); Gymnospermae(264, 85); Lycopodiophyta(152, 1); Marchntiophyta(1059,
89); Pteridophyta(2075, 128); Rhodophyta(496, 12).
[Protozoa] Amoebozoa(1187, 0); Cercozoa(6, 0); Choanozoa(2, 0); Ciliophora(497, 1);
Dinozoa(253, 50); Percolozoa(3, 0); Radiolaria(537, 10).

[Viruses] dsDNA viruses(368, 27); dsRNA viruses(35, 26); Negative stranded ssRNA viruses(51,
12); Positive stranded ssRNA viruses(131, 56); Retroviruses(5, 0); Reversetranscribing viruses(25,
9); ssDNA viruses(36, 20); Vivoid(4, 0).

Changes in the 2020 Annual Checklist

In comparison with the 2019 version, the major changes in 2020 Annual Checklist of Catalogue of
Life China are as follows.

[Animalia] There are 65 new families including 9335 species and infraspecies with 11495
synonyms to be added in the order of Diptera. There are 65 new species and infraspecies to be
added in Amphibia.

[Chromista] The phylum Cercozoa is moved into Protozoa There are 14 species and infraspecies
to be added in Oomycota.

[Fungi] There are 571 species to be added and 241 infraspecies to be removed in the phylum of
Ascomycota. 4929 species and infraspecies are added into phylum Basidiomycota with 973
synonyms. There are 17 species to be added into phylum Chytridiomycota and 1 species to be
removed. 8 species and infraspecies are removed from phylum Glomeromycota. There are 110
species to be added into phylum Zygomycota, and 32 infraspecies to be removed.

[Plantae] Subphylum Angiospermae in 2019 version is to be ajusted as phylum Angiospermae

with change of chinese name in this version, and 435 species are added into this phylum with 288
synonyms while 24 infraspecies are removed. Chinese name of phylum Bryophyta is changed and
12 species are added into it. Subphylum Gymnospermae in 2019 version is to be ajusted as
phylum Gymnospermae with change of Chinese name. The class of Lycopodiopsida is moved into
Lycopodiophyta from phylum Pteridophyta, and 183 species and infraspecies are removed from
Pteridophyta. Chinese name of Marchantiophyta is changed.

[Protozoa] There are 680 species to be added into phylum Amoebozoa and 61 infraspeciesto be
removed. 1 species is added into phylum Choanozoa. The phylum Cercozoa is moved into this
kingdom from Chromista.

About Species 2000 China Node

The Species 2000 China Node is a regional hub of the Species 2000 program. It follows the standard
system of the Standard Dataset of the Species 2000, and provides the Catalogue of Life China to all
users in the world. The Biodiversity Committee of Chinese Academy of Sciences (BC-CAS),
cooperating with other partner organizations, supports and supervises the establishment of the
Species 2000 China Node. The Chinese Biodiversity Information System (CBIS), supported by BC-
CAS, is the foundation of Species 2000 China Node, and provides the fundamental data in source
databases and IT supports to Species 2000 China Node.
Partnership: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of Botany, Chinese
Academy of Sciences; Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of
Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Acknowledgements
We thank all who contributed to the Catalogue of Life, China. Thanks to taxonomists for checking
the data in source species databases, to colleagues in Catalogue of life, Global and Regional Hubs
for their kind consultation, in particular, thanks go to Prof. Frank Bisby, Reading University, UK,
founder of Species 2000, for his warm and valuable help; Thanks to Bureau of Science and
Technology for Development of Chinese Academy of Sciences, to Institute of Zoology, Institute of
Botany, Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for
their support; Thanks to all users of Catalogue of Life, China for their support and encouragement.
Editors of the 2017 Annual Checklist
Keping MA, Member of Species 2000 Directors, leader of Species 2000 China Node, at Institute
of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Liqiang JI, Global Team member of Catalogue of Life, leader of IT Group of Species 2000 China
Node, organizer of Annual Checklist and animal datasets of CoL-China, at Institute of Zoology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Haining QIN, leader of Taxonomy Group of Species 2000 China Node, organizer of plant datasets
of CoL-China, at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Yijian YAO, organizer of microbial datasets of CoL-China, at Institute of Microbiology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Zhongli SHA, organizer of marine species datasets of CoL-China, at Institute of Oceanology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Congtian LIN, leader of IT Group of CoL-China, software programmer, at Institute of Zoology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Yan HAN, compiler of animal datasets, at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, China
Mingjun Zhao, compiler of fungi dataserts, at Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing, China
Bing Li, compiler of plant datasets, at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China
Yi LI, compiler of plant datasets, at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China
Tianshan WANG, software programmer for CD and website, designer for user interface, website
administrator, at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Maofang LUO, project organization and coordination, Office of Biodiversity Committee, Chinese
Academy of Sciences and Secretariat of Species 2000 China Node, Beijing, China
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How to run the standalone application

[Lowest system requirements]
Microsoft Windows Operating System (higher than Windows 7), MacOS (64 bit), Ubuntu (64 bit)
1G RAM, 800MB hard-disk space available, 640×480 monitor resolution (1024×768 get better
display).
[Install and run the application]
In fact, you just need to load the iso file or decompress the zip file downloaded from the website
instead installing the application. Then:
1. For windows, you can find the execuation programe “CoLChina2020.exe” under the directory,
and click it to start the application. The application will invoke the default browser in your
computer, and you can explore the annual checklist just like a website.
2. For MacOS, you can launch the application by double clicking on “CoLChina2020.command”
file. If the system alerts the security information about application source, you can change the
setting in “Preferences -> Security & Privacy”. Or you can drag “CoLChina2020.command”
file into commandline tool and click “Enter” to start the application.
3. For Ubuntu OS, you can run the application by using “CoLChina2020.sh” script.
[Quit the application]
The application will keep alive when you close the broswer, and you can find the application icon
is still in the system tray. If you want to explore the application again, click the right button of the
mouse on the icon to get a menu, and you can choose the proper entry. If you want to quit the
application totally, choose ‘Exit’ on the menu.
[Browser]
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Explorer and 360 Explorer (support chromium core-high speed mode), Microsoft Edge (in Windows
10), Internet Explorer 11+. A browser program has been provided in the standalone application for
user who’s browser does not support the application. The new version of Firefox or Chrome are
recommended to get a better experience when using the standalone application.
[Application Port]
Please confirm the port 8081 are not occupied by other application when the application of
2020 Annual Checklist of CoL-China is running.

Photos of the Cover

1. Penthetria japonica. Picture taken by Zu Li.
2. Aethopyga gouldiae. Picture taken by Xu Luo.
3. Oreocharis tetrapterus. Picture taken by Fang Wen.