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A global digital ecosystem for freshwater crayfish

World of Crayfish® consolidates peer-reviewed occurrence data, species profiles and biodiversity intelligence for every described freshwater crayfish on the planet — curated by a community of roughly ninety researchers worldwide.

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Species profile

Versioned biogeographic intelligence for every described freshwater crayfish — distribution narratives, IUCN-aligned metrics, environmental exposure bundles. Ready for human readers and AI agents alike.

Astacus astacus Procambarus clarkii Cherax destructor Pacifastacus leniusculus Austropotamobius pallipes Faxonius limosus
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AI-assisted ingestion check-IN Literature discovery, PDF extraction, map validation — the pipeline that digests science into data.
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Engines behind the scenes Tools · workflows cheCkOVER · chECkOLOGY · checkLINEAGE · checkMORPH · checkTHREATS — reproducible R pipelines.
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About WoC®

A biodiversity informatics ecosystem built at the Crayfish Research Centre — the people, the methods, the mission.

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Submit occurrences, accession codes, or apply for a contributor account. Every record strengthens the archive.

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WoC® services

Build a ready-to-paste prompt that connects any AI assistant directly to the WoC® database. Your agent fetches, analyses, and cites — no login, no code, no scraping.