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Species category: Arachnids
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pseudoscorpion UK Facebook group and twitter

Good for Identifying pseudoscorpions or at least being told exactly what it needed to ID them. The Facebook page is best but there is also a twitter page available 

A key to soil mites in the UK

This key to the major groups of UK soil mites is under development by Felicity Crotty (Aberystwyth University) and Matthew Shepherd (Natural England).

Species category: Algae
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Polish Charophytes. An illustrated guide to identification
Species category: None specified
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Soil Biodiversity UK Facebook Group

Home of the Soil mesofauna checklist (excellent basis for Acari) good group for those interested in soil ecology and the small wonders within - especially collembola and acari, but also nematodes, rotifers, tardigrades etc.

Woodwalton Fen - additional records

Woodwalton fen additional records from Matt and Nicola.

Graham French - Woodwalton Fen 02/08/2014

Some additional records to those in Graeme's spreadsheet

Mark Skevington - Woodwalton Fen 02/08/2014 Moth Trapping

Total catch from 4 x 125W MV traps operated dusk - dawn

Graeme Lyons's Woodwalton Fen 2014 records and dets
Identification keys for Marine species
LRC Wales Data Access Tool

Data Access Tool for the Welsh Local Record Centres.

Local Record Centres Wales

A quick access site to the LRC's of Wales...click on a badge.

Species category: Myriapods
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Key to the Geophilomorpha of Europe

Centipede Key

Species category: Fungi
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Woodwalton Fen fungi from Richard Shotbolt

List of fungi in ForBMS text format. I will send this to the BMS.

Species category: Vascular Plants
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Woodwalton Fen plants from Richard Shotbolt

My plant list in ForBMS text format

Species category: Insects: hemipteroids
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Rob Ryan's Heteroptera of the British Isles

Excellent photos of set specimens of the Heteroptera of Britain and Ireland by Rob Ryan. Not a complete guide to the fauna but growing rapidly. Highly recommended.

Aphid identification

Very helpful website from Bob Dransfield and Bob Brightwell. Lots of photos and advice - one golden rule is to ensure you record the plant your aphid was on!

Species category: Insects: Diptera
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British Scathophagidae

http://scathophagidae.myspecies.info/content/identification

Key to families of Diptera

Unwin, D.M. 1981. Key to the families of British Diptera. Field Studies Council. Identifies flies to family level. Free download.

Bee-flies in genus Bombylius

Downloadable guide to identifying the four species in genus Bombylius from the Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme.

Species category: Platyhelminth worms
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Flatworm videos

Set of videos by High Jones covering various species, including at least two (Microplana kwiskea and the 'Southampton flatworm' cf. Caenoplana bicolor) that are new to Britain since Hugh's 2005 identification guide.

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