CephBase

a new tool

 

New technology allows for the inexpensive collection, storage and publication of visual data.  It is then readily accessible across geopolitical borders and at any time.

 

Specifically, the Internet, relational databases, current software and code can be used to publish searchable online libraries of visual data.

 

The Image Database in CephBase (Figure 11) holds an online collection of over 700 images of cephalopods. Species, keyword, location, photographer or any combination of these fields can be used to access images. 

 

Each image has a caption explaining important features, the location the image was taken at and whether the image was created in a laboratory or the field, the photographer and if known, details such as the animal's sex and maturity.  The animal’s full taxonomy, common names, synonymy, location, predators, prey, researchers currently active in the field and species specific references are only a few clicks away.