230,000 marine species have been recorded and they will soon be catalogued on a website so that people can search them by a click of their mouse.
The World Register of Marine Species is launched today by the the Census of Marine Life. Once complete, it will provide the first definitive list of all known species in the world's oceans.
The Register is freely accessible online and includes descriptions of the species and photos. It will allow both the public and scientists to identify species they come across and easily recognise entirely new species.
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