TPT Taxonomy Resource Hub
Foundational Taxonomic Resources For The Terrestrial Parasite Tracker (TPT) Project
This repository is meant to facilitate access to taxonomic resources produced by the Terrestrial Parasite Tracker project. These resources were compiled from various experts and organizations and cleaned. This process is iterative and should not be considered "final". However, this repository constitutes the most up-to-date view of these resources at the time of upload. Improvements to these resources will be reflected here until further notice.
Taxonomy files are given in two formats, "standardized" files that have the same headers across all taxa given on this page, and "symbiota compatible" files that have been specifically formatted for easier upload to symbiota based portals and databases.
R scripts used for cleaning general and specific taxon files are available from the following pages:
- Siphonaptera
- Ixodes
- Acari (Mayfield-Meyer), Acari (Dowdy)
- TaxoTools
If you have questions, new names to add, and/or would like to contribute to the project, please contact us.
Contact Information
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Zaspel
Taxonomy Coordinator (2021-2022): Dr. Erika Tucker
GitHub Repository: Dr. Nicolas J. Dowdy
Short link to this page: https://bit.ly/TPTresourceHub
Instructions for Use
There are two basic ways to use the information provided in this repository:
1. Download Name Lists
- See next section Download File Help to download available ready to use name lists for research, as database backbones, etc. Name lists can also be used as a starting point for compiling, cleaning, improving, and producing new lists (see "2. Clean Name Lists" below).
2. Clean Name Lists
- Copy the R-scripts used for name list cleaning:
- Siphonaptera
- Ixodes
- Acari (Mayfield-Meyer), Acari (Dowdy)
- TaxoTools
- Read additional use information given in TaxoTools documention.
- Modify and adjust R-scripts to run on your specific name lists
- Share name lists and scripts with us to add to the repository and improve taxonomic data sharing and transparency
File Download Help
Option 1:
-
Click file link to raw page
- Click download button to view raw data on screen
- View or copy data to file
OR
- Right click download button and select "save as" to download .csv file
Option 2:
- Right click file link and select "save as" to download immediately
Data Files & Associated Information
Parasite Taxa
Acari (excluding Ixodes)
File (standard format): Acari-standardized-v2.csv
File (symbiota compatible): Acari-v2-symbiota.csv
Source: University of Michigan
Source Contact: Dr. Barry O’Connor
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @Jegelewicz
Description: A list of acarian names
Status: DarwinCore compliant
Older archived file versions are available here
Recommended Citation:
- Barry O’Connor, Hans Klompen. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Acari (excluding Ixodes) Name List. GitHub: [Dataset]. Download date.
Diptera
Filename: NA
Source: Systema Dipterorum; Bishop Museum
Source Contact: Dr. Neal L. Evenhuis
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @vijaybarve
Description: A list of dipteran names
Status: Sourced from Systema Dipterorum (Evenhuis and Pape [eds] 2021)
Ixodida
File (standard format): Ixodida-standardized-v2.csv
File (symbiota compatible): Ixodida-v2-symbiota.csv
Source: US National Tick Collection; Georgia Southern University
Source Contact: Dr. Lorenza Beati
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @njdowdy
Description: A list of Ixodida names
Status: DarwinCore compliant; no synonyms provided
Older archived file versions are available here
Recommended Citation:
- Lorenza Beati, Mike Teglas. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Ixodida Name List. GitHub: [Dataset]. Download date.
Phthiraptera
File (standard format): Phthiraptera-standardized-v2.csv
File (symbiota compatible): Phthiraptera-v2-symbiota.csv
Source: TPT Louse Team
Source Contact: Dr. Julie Allen
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @vijaybarve
Description: A list of phthirapteran names
Status: Partial DarwinCore compliance; TaxoList format
Older archived file versions are available here
Recommended Citation:
- Julie Allen, Sarah Bush, Jessica Light, Jason Weckstein. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Phthiraptera Name List. GitHub: [Dataset]. Download date.
Siphonaptera
File (standard format): Siphonaptera-standardized-v2.csv
File (symbiota compatible): Siphonaptera-v2-symbiota.csv
Source: Fleas of the World Database; Brigham Young University
Source Contact: Michael Hastriter
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @Jegelewicz
Description: A list of siphonateran names
Status: DarwinCore compliant
Older archived file versions are available here
Recommended Citation:
- Michael Hastriter. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Siphonaptera Name List. GitHub: [Dataset]. Download date.
Host Taxa
Aves
File (standard format): Aves-standardized-v2.csv
File (symbiota compatible): Aves-v2-symbiota.csv
Source: IOC World Bird
Source Contact:
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @vijaybarve
Description: A list of avian names
Status: Partial DarwinCore compliance; no synonyms
Older archived file versions are available here
Recommended Citation:
- Jason Weckstein, VertNet. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Aves Name List. GitHub: [Dataset]. Download date.
Mammalia
File (standard format): Mammalia-standardized-v2.csv
File (symbiota compatible): Mammalia-v2-symbiota.csv
Source: ASM Mammal Diversity Database
Source Contact:
Taxonomic Resource Contact: @vijaybarve
Description: A list of mammalian names
Status: Partial DarwinCore compliance; no synonyms
Older archived file versions are available here
Recommended Citation:
- ASM Mammal Diversity Database, Mammal Species of the World, Jessica Light, VertNet. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Mammalia Name List. GitHub: [Dataset].
This page can also be linked to using this address: https://bit.ly/TPTresourceHub