https://www.dothideomycetes.org: An online taxonomic resource for the classification, identification, and nomenclature of Dothideomycetes
Abstract
The number of species, genera, families and orders currently known to science in the class Dothideomycetes are rapidly changing with updated phylogenetic data but there are challenges ahead in dealing with the vast amount of taxonomic data scattered in the literature. In order to provide a suitable platform to bring all this data together, a website https://www.dothideomycetes.org has been set up and is explained in this paper. This website provides comprehensive and updated information including detailed descriptions of voucher specimens, color photographs, illustrations, notes, phylogenetic trees, estimated numbers of species in each genus, number of species with molecular data and other useful information related to fungi that belong to the Dothideomycetes. The webpage has a head curator, managing curator and several curators with appropriate taxonomic expertise. This work is