This template is used to generate references or external links to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). It uses {{cite web}} to produce the output, and passes the publisher to that template automatically. It also contains a table of database names, to save the user from entering the database's title and editor(s). Typical usage would be:

{{cite WoRMS |author= |year= |title= |id= |accessdate=}}

For an entry that is part of one of the named databases in WoRMS, the additional db= parameter is used:

{{cite WoRMS |author= |year= |title= |id= |accessdate= |db=}}

Where the entry is not in one of the names databases, db= can be omitted. The title= field should contain Wiki-formatting for italics, as appropriate. To use as an external link, omit the accessdate= field. If the author= field is missing or empty, a default author of "WoRMS" will appear.

Example output
  • {{cite WoRMS |author=P. Schuchert |year=2010 |title=''Zyzzyzus'' Stechow, 1921d |db=Hydrozoa |id=267956 |accessdate=November 24, 2011}}

produces:

  • P. Schuchert (2010). "Zyzzyzus Stechow, 1921d". World Hydrozoa database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 24, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (help)
Databases

The following databases are currently accepted. If any are missing, they can easily be added, so please ask.

"db" Database
Algae, algae, AlgaeBase, Algaebase, algaebase AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway
Amphipoda, amphipoda, Amphipod, amphipod World Amphipoda database
Ascidiacea, ascidiacea Ascidiacea World Database
Asteroidea, asteroidea, Asteroid, asteroid World Asteroidea database
Brachiopoda, brachiopoda, Brachiopod, brachiopod World Brachiopoda database
Bryozoa, bryozoa, Bryozoans, bryozoans World list of Bryozoa
Cetacea, cetacea World Cetacea Database
Copepod, copepod, Copepoda, copepoda, Copepods, copepods World of Copepods database
Cumacea, cumacea World Cumacea database
Echinoidea, echinoidea World Echinoidea Database
Euphausiacea, euphausiacea, Krill, krill World Euphausiacea database
Foraminifera, foraminifera, Forams, forams, Modern Foraminifera World Modern Foraminifera Database
Fungi, Fungorum, fungi, Index Fungorum Index Fungorum
Hemichordata, hemichordata Hemichordata World Database
Hexacorallians, hexacorallians, Hexacorallia Hexacorallians of the World
Hydrozoa, hydrozoa World Hydrozoa database
Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida, Mysida World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida
Kalyptorhynchia, kalyptorhynchia, Proseriata, proseriata World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia
Isopoda, isopoda, Isopod, isopod World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database
Mangroves, mangroves, Mangrove, mangrove World Mangroves database
Marine Mollusca World Marine Mollusca database
Myriapoda, myriapoda, Myriapod, myriapod, Littoral Myriapoda World database of littoral Myriapoda
Nematoda, nematoda, Nematode, nematode, NeMys, Nemys, nemys, NEMYS NeMys
Nemertea, nemertea World Nemertea database
Ophiuroidea, ophiuroidea World Ophiuroidea database
Ostracoda, ostracoda, ostracod, ostracod World Ostracoda Database
Paguroidea, paguroidea World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database
Phoronida, phoronida World Phoronida database
Pisces, pisces, Fish, fish, FishBase, Fishbase, fishbase FishBase
Placozoa, placozoa World Placozoa Database
Polychaeta, polychaeta, Polychaete, polychaete World Polychaeta database
Porifera, porifera, Sponge, sponge World Porifera database
Pycnogonida, pycnogonida, Pycnogonid, pycnogonid, PycnoBase, Pycnobase, pycnobase Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database
Remipedia, remipedia, Remipede, remipede World Remipedia Database
Rotifera, rotifera, Rotifer, rotifer World Rotifera database from FADA
Sipuncula, sipuncula World Sipuncula database