Author(s): M. van Couwelaar

Version: 1.0

Platform(s): Hybrid CD

System requirements:

Windows 95/98 and higher

Mac 9 -10.4 ("Classic" is required)

This taxonomic reference work, produced by ETI and the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, provides an up-to-date multimedia catalogue and interactive identification guide for almost 470 species of zooplankton (>1 mm) and micronekton occurring in the North Sea. This CD-ROM contains two types of identification keys (picture based and text based) and a taxonomic database holding names, synonyms, descriptions, illustrations and references. Groups treated are the Medusae, Siphonophora, Ctenophora, Chaetognatha, planktonic Tunicata and Polychaeta, pelagic Gastropoda and Cephalopoda, and a vast group of planktonic Crustacea, with the exception of Copepoda and larvae. Larvae of polychaetes, gastropods, bivalves and fishes are not included at species level; they are subject to a second version of this CD-ROM. All text is hyperlinked, enabling quick navigation through the information. This CD-ROM facilitates monitoring studies, and is a standard work for marine biologists, environmentalists and students to identify North Sea zooplankton and micronekton.