Jul 19, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – A key focus at this year’s FBIP Forum will be ‘DNA barcoding’ with International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project leader, Dr Evgeny Zakharov, headlining the event, while FBIP students reflect on the recent iBOL 2017 conference. See...
Jul 10, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Second announcement – Delegates to the 2018 Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum can look forward to a solid lineup including Dr Evgeny Zakharov who heads up the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) initiative. Zakharov has been invited as guest...
Jul 5, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – A new species of polychaete has been discovered by chance off the coast of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. Polychaetes, more commonly known as bristle worms, are mostly marine segmented worms generally less than 10 cm in length, but with some...
Jun 6, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – The number of brittle star species known from South Africa has escalated by 20%, after a recent SeaKeys taxonomic study. The taxonomy of brittle stars, scientifically known as ophiuroids, is back on track after a 40 year lull during which no work was...
May 24, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – Its that time of the year again. Members of the biodiversity fraternity in South Africa are invited to submit abstracts. The joint BIMF-FBIP Forum provides an opportunity for the foundational biodiversity information research and data community in...
