MarBEF

Since his first direct contact with computers in 1982 in the "Station Marine de Villefranche-sur-Mer" in France, he has always been fascinated by their capacity for information storage and data analyses in Systematics. It took him two masters (actually one DEA and one DESS in University Paris 6) to acquire a combination of biological oceanography and computer engineering skills to end up in Biodiversity Informatics in the natural history museum in Paris (MNHN, 1992-2005) where he obtained a Doctorate (PhD) on this subject. He participated in many Biodiversity Informatics projects between 1999 and 2005, incl. Fauna Europaea, organized the 3rd GBIF Governing Board in Paris, and the first release of the Catalogue of Life, both in 2001. His first contact with WoRMS was during ERMS actually for listing the European marine fishes. At that time he was already collaborating with FishBase that he joined later on in the Philippines (2005-2014) as the Manager. FishBase has provided the information on fishes to WoRMS at an early stage, and we continue the main updates. As a taxonomic editor with an external database however, questions arise about "semi-automatic" updates, overlaps of coverage/mandate, and coordination of the collaboration These issues interest him also as the Taxonomic Chair of the Catalogue of Life, and also because he created the first database content of SeaLifeBase at the same time WoRMS was starting. He continue to be a Scientific Adviser for SeaLifeBase. He also currently uses WoRMS intensively as the Scientific Director of LifeWatchGreece in the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (2014-2016), because he resumed previous efforts to compile the list of species of Greece, and because he quality control names for the MedOBIS node (esp. The so-called 'historical' data with difficult names). This intensive use allowed him to accumulate discussion topics for the improvement of WoRMS. In addition he is keen to increase the collaboration between WoRMS and SeaLifeBase that contains a number of life traits already, a more recent target for WoRMS. Currently (2018) hosted by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia Fish Collection, Vancouver

Taxonomic term: Pisces [WoRMS]

Pauly, D.; Liang, C.; Xian, W.; Chu, E.; Bailly, N. (2021). The sizes, growth and reproduction of arrow worms (Chaetognatha) in light of the Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT). J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 9(12): 1397. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121397
Koulouri, P.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N.; Dounas, C. (2020). Stomatopoda of Greece: an annotated checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47183. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.8.e47183
Koulouri, P.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N.; Dounas, C. (2020). Tanaidacea of Greece: a preliminary checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47184. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.8.e47184
Thomson, S.A.; Pyle, R.L.; Ahyong, S.T.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Ammirati, J.; Araya, J.F.; Ascher, J.S.; Audisio, T.L.; Azevedo-Santos, V.M.; Bailly, N.; Baker, W.J.; Balke, M.; Barclay, M.V.L.; Barrett, R.L.; Benine, R.C.; Bickerstaff, J.R.M.; Bouchard, P.; Bour, R.; Bourgoin, T.; Boyko, C.B.; Breure, A.S.H.; Brothers, D.J.; Byng, J.W.; Campbell, D.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Cernák, I.; Cerretti, P.; Chang, C.-H.; Cho, S.; Copus, J.M.; Costello, M.J.; Cseh, A.; Csuzdi, C.; Culham, A.; D'Elía, G.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.; Daneliya, M.E.; Dekker, R.; Dickinson, E.C.; Dickinson, T.A.; van Dijk, P.P.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Dima, B.; Dmitriev, D.A.; Duistermaat, L.; Dumbacher, J.P.; Eiserhardt, W.L.; Ekrem, T.; Evenhuis, N.L.; Faille, A.; Fiesler, E.; Fishbein, M.; Fordham, B.G.; Freitas, A.V.L.; Friol, N.R.; Fritz, U.; Frøslev, T.; Funk, V.A.; Gaimari, S.D.; Garraffoni, A.R.S.; Geml, J.; Gill, A.C.; Gray, A.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Greenslade, P.; Gutiérrez, E.E.; Harvey, M.S.; Hazevoet, C.J.; He, K.; He, X.; Helfer, S.; Helgen, K.M.; van Heteren, A.H.; Hita Garcia, F.; Holstein, N.; Horváth, M.K.; Hovenkamp, P.H.; Hwang, W.S.; Hyvönen, J.; Islam, M.B.; Iverson, J.B.; Ivie, M.A.; Jaafar, Z.; Jackson, M.D.; Jayat, J.P.; Johnson, N.F.; Kaiser, H.; Klitgård, B.B.; Knapp, D.G.; Kojima, J.; Kõljalg, U.; Kontschán, J.; Krell, F.-T.; Krisai-Greilhuber, I.; Kullander, S.; Latella, L.; Lattke, J.E.; Lencioni, V.; Lewis, G.P.; Lujan, N.K.; Luksenburg, J.A.; Mariaux, J.; Marinho-Filho, J.; Marshall, C.J.; McDonough, M.M.; Michel, E.; Miranda, V.F.O.; Mitroiu, M.-D.; Molinari, J.; Monks, S.; Moore, A.J.; Moratelli, R.; Murányi, D.; Nakano, T.; Nikolaeva, S.; Noyes, J.; Ohl, M.; Oleas, N.H.; Orrell, T.; Páll-Gergely, B.; Pape, T.; Papp, V.; Parenti, L.R.; Patterson, D.; Pavlinov, I.Y.; Pine, R.H.; Poczai, P.; Prado, J.; Prathapan, D.; Rabeler, R.K.; Randall, J.E.; Rheindt, F.E.; Rhodin, A.G.J.; Rodriguez, S.M.; Rogers, D.C.; de O. Roque, F.; Rowe, K.C.; Ruedas, L.A.; Salazar-Bravo, J.; Salvador, R.B.; Sangster, G.; Sarmiento, C.E.; Schigel, D.S.; Schmidt, S.; Schueler, F.W.; Segers, H.; Snow, N.; Souza-Dias, P.G.B.; Stals, R.; Stenroos, S.; Stone, R.D.; Sturm, C.F.; Štys, P.; Teta, P.; Thomas, D.C.; Timm, R.M.; Tindall, B.J.; Todd, J.A.; Triebel, D.; Valdecasas, A.G.; Vizzini, A.; Vorontsova, M.S.; de Vos, J.M.; Wagner, P.; Watling, L.; Weakley, A.; Welter-Schultes, F.; Whitmore, D.; Wilding, N.; Will, K.; Williams, J.; Wilson, K.; Winston, J.E.; Wüster, W.; Yanega, D.; Yeates, D.K.; Zaher, H. (2018). Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation. PLoS Biology 16(3): e2005075. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005075
De Pooter, D.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Bristol, S.; Deneudt, K.; Eliezer, M.; Fujioka, E.; Giorgetti, A.; Goldstein, P.; Lewis, M.; Lipizer, M.; Mackay, K.; Marin, M.; Moncoiffe, G.; Nikolopoulou, S.; Provoost, P.; Rauch, S.; Roubicek, A.; Torres, C.; Van de Putte, A.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vinci, M.; Wambiji, N.; Watts, D.; Salas, E.K.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Toward a new data standard for combined marine biological and environmental datasets - expanding OBIS beyond species occurrences. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e10989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e10989
Horton, T.; Gofas, S.; Kroh, A.; Poore, G.C.B.; Read, G.; Rosenberg, G.; Stöhr, S.; Bailly, N.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Brandão, S.N.; Costello, M.J.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Paulay, G.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vranken, S. (2017). Improving nomenclatural consistency: a decade of experience in the World Register of Marine Species. Eur. J. Taxon. 389: 1-24. https://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.389
Antoniadou, C.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N. (2016). Ascidiacea (Chordata: Tunicata) of Greece: an updated checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e9273): 14 pp. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e9273
Arvanitidis, C.; Chatzinikolaou, E.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Panteri, E.; Bailly, N.; Minadakis, N.; Hardisty, A.; Los, W. (2016). LifeWatchGreece: Construction and operation of the National Research Infrastructure (ESFRI). Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e10791): 9 pp. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e10791
Bailly, N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Arvanitidis, C.; Legakis, A. (2016). Introduction to the Greek Taxon Information System (GTIS) in LifeWatchGreece: the construction of the Preliminary Checklists of Species of Greece. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e7959): 10 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7959
Coro, G.; Magliozzi, C.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Bailly, N.; Ellenbroek, A.; Pagano, P. (2016). Estimating absence locations of marine species from data of scientific surveys in OBIS. Ecol. Model. 323: 61-76. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.12.008
Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N. (2016). Brachiopoda of Greece: an annotated checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e8169): 8 pp. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8169
Koulouri, P.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N. (2016). Cumacea of Greece: a preliminary checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e9287): 8 pp. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e9287
Koulouri, P.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N. (2016). Mysida and Lophogastrida of Greece: a preliminary checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e9288): 8 pp. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e9288
Tsikopoulou, I.; Legaki, A.; Dimitriou, P.D.; Avramidou, E.; Bailly, N.; Nikolopoulou, S. (2016). Digging for historical data on the occurrence of benthic macrofaunal species in the southeastern Mediterranean. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e10071. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.4.e10071
Vandepitte, L.; De Pooter, D.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Provoost, P.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Eliezer, M.; Fujioka, E.; Goldstein, P.; Giorgetti, A.; Lewis, M.N.; Lipizer, M.; Mackay, K.A.; Moncoiffe, G.; Nikolopoulou, S.; Rauch, S.; Roubicek, A.; Torres, C.; Van de Putte, A.; Vinci, M.; Wambiji, N.W.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) beyond species occurrences, by including associated environmental data - experiences from the OBIS-ENV-DATA project, in: IMDIS 2016 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems, 11-13 October 2016, Gdansk, Poland. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(Suppl.): pp. 155-157
Voultsiadou, E.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Bailly, N. (2016). Porifera of Greece: an updated checklist. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e7984): 25 pp. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7984
Coro, G.; Webb, T.J.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Cattrijsse, A.; Pagano, P. (2015). Classifying degrees of species commonness: North Sea fish as a case study. Ecol. Model. 312: 272-280. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.05.033
Ruggiero, M.A.; Gordon, D.P.; Orrell, T.M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R.C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M.D.; Kirk, P.M. (2015). Correction: A higher level classification of all living organisms. PLoS One 10(6): e0130114. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130114
Ruggiero, M.A.; Gordon, D.P.; Orrell, T.M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R.C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M.D.; Kirk, P.M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. PLoS One 10(4): e0119248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
Tsiamis, K.; Aydogan, Ö.; Bailly, N.; Balistreri, P.; Bariche, M.; Carden-Noad, S.; Corsini-Foka, M.; Crocetta, F.; Davidov, B.; Dimitriadis, C.; Dragicevic, B.; Drakulic, M.; Dulcic, J.; Escanez, A.; Fernandez-Alvarez, F.A.; Gerakaris, V.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Hoffman, R.; Izquierdo-Gómez, D.; Izquierdo-Muñoz, A.; Kondylatos, G.; Latsoudis, P.; Lipej, L.; Madiraca, F.; Mavric, B.; Parasporo, M.; Sourbés, L.; Taskin, E.; Turker, A.; Yapici, S. (2015). New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July 2015). Mediterr. Mar. Sci. 16(2): 472-488. https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.1440
Vanden Berghe, E.; Coro, G.; Bailly, N.; Fiorellato, F.; Aldemita, C.; Ellenbroek, A.; Pagano, P. (2015). Retrieving taxa names from large biodiversity data collections using a flexible matching workflow. Ecological Informatics 28: 29-41. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.05.004
Costello, M.J.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Berendsohn, W.G.; de Jong, Y.; Edwards, M.; Froese, R.; Huettmann, F.; Los, W.; Mees, J.; Segers, H.; Bisby, F.A. (2014). Strategies for the sustainability of online open-access biodiversity databases. Biol. Conserv. 173: 155-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.042
de Jong, Y.; Verbeek, M.; Michelsen, V.; Bjørn, P.D.; Los, W.; Steeman, F.; Bailly, N.; Basire, C.; Chylarecki, P.; Stloukal, E.; Hagedorn, G.; Wetzel, F.; Glöckler, F.; Kroupa, A.; Korb, G.; Hoffmann, A.; Haüser, C.; Kohlbecker, A.; Müller, A.; Güntsch, A.; Stoev, P.; Penev, L. (2014). Fauna Europaea – all European animal species on the web. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4034. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.2.e4034
Strona, G.; Palomares, M.L.D.; Bailly, N.; Galli, P.; Lafferty, K.D. (2013). Host range, host ecology, and distribution of more than 11 800 fish parasite species. Ecology 94(2): 544. https://dx.doi.org/10.1890/12-1419.1
Appeltans, W.; Ahyong, S.T.; Anderson, G.; Angel, M.V.; Artois, T.; Bailly, N.; Bamber, R.N.; Barber, A.; Bartsch, I.; Berta, A.; Blazewicz-Paszkowycz , M.; Bock, P.; Boxshall, G.; Boyko, C.B.; Nunes Brandão, S.; Bray, R.A.; Bruce, N.L.; Cairns, S.D.; Chan, T.-Y.; Cheng, L.; Collins, A.G.; Cribb, T.H.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Davie, P.J.F.; Dawson, M.N.; De Clerck, O.; Decock, W.; De Grave, S.; de Voogd, N.J.; Domning, D.P.; Emig, C.C.; Erséus, Ch.; Eschmeyer, W.; Fauchald, K.; Fautin, D.G.; Feist, S.W.; Fransen, C.H.J.M.; Furuya, H.; García-Alvarez, O.; Gerken, S.; Gibson, D.; Gittenberger, A.; Gofas, S.; Gómez-Daglio, L.; Gordon, D.P.; Guiry, M.D.; Hernandez, F.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Hopcroft, R.R.; Jaume, D.; Kirk, P.; Koedam, N.; Koenemann, S.; Kolb, J.B.; Kristensen, R.M.; Kroh, A.; Lambert, G.; Lazarus, D.B.; Lemaitre, R.; Longshaw, M.; Lowry, J.; MacPherson, E.; Madin, L.P.; Mah, C.; Mapstone, G.; McLaughlin, P.A.; Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Messing, C.G.; Mills, C.E.; Molodtsova, T.N.; Mooi, R.; Neuhaus, B.; Ng, P.K.L.; Nielsen, C.; Norenburg, J.; Opresko, D.M.; Osawa, M.; Paulay, G.; Perrin, W.; Pilger, J.F.; Poore, G.C.B.; Pugh, Ph.R.; Read, G.B.; Reimer, J.D.; Rius, M.; Rocha, R.M.; Sáiz Salinas, J.I.; Scarabino, V.; Schierwater, B.; Schmidt-Rhaesa, A.; Schnabel, K.E.; Schotte, M.; Schuchert, P.; Schwabe, E.; Segers, H.; Self-Sullivan, C.; Shenkar, N.; Siegel, V.; Sterrer, W.; Stöhr, S.; Swalla, B.; Tasker, M.L.; Thuesen, E.V.; Timm, T.; Todaro, M.A.; Turon, X.; Tyler, S.; Uetz, P.; van der Land, J.; Vanhoorne, B.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Walker-Smith, G.K.; Walter, T.C.; Warren, A.; Williams, G.C.; Wilson, S.P.; Costello, M.J. (2012). The magnitude of global marine species diversity. Curr. Biol. 22(23): 2189-2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036
Parmentier, E.; Bailly, N. (2002). New record of Carapus dubius (Carapidae) off Madagascar? Cybium 26(1): 79-80

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