The Integrated Taxonomic Information System, or ITIS, is a database providing authoritative information on the scientific names and classification of plants, animals, fungi and microbes, with a special focus on North America. It was created through a partnership of United States federal agencies that needed a common, reliable list of species names, and was later joined by partners in Canada and Mexico. Taxonomists verify the entries, which include valid names, synonyms, hierarchies and some common names. ITIS contributes data to the Catalogue of Life and other global projects, and its records are widely used by government agencies, researchers and conservation programs.
Before and after
- 8 January 1996Death of François Mitterrand
- 30 January 1996Discovery of Comet Hyakutake
- from 13 February 1996 to 21 November 2006Nepalese Civil War
- 17 February 1996Launch of NEAR Shoemaker
- 27 February 1996Launch of Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- 12 April 1996Discovery of 55 Cancri b
- May 1996Founding of Internet Archive
- 19 June 1996Origins of Chess960
- 28 June 1996Constitution of Ukraine
More in Science & technology
- 1945Invention of computer
- 1971Email
- 1973Mobile phone
- July 2000Discovery of livermorium
- 15 January 2001Wikipedia
- 20 October 2004Creation of Ubuntu
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.