RUI: REVSYS: Monographing the Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea)

cumac纲是一种生活在海洋沉积物中的小型甲壳类动物，通常在海洋采样计划、鱼和鸟的胃以及夜间浮游生物样本中遇到。虽然浅层砂质沉积物中也有丰富的cumacaceae，但cumacaceae的密度和多样性随深度和沉积物粒度的减小而增加。许多标本从未被鉴定出Cumacea目之外的水平，这在很大程度上是由于缺乏综合工作和鉴定工具，如专著和数据库。在八科公认的Cumacea中，只有一科被专著。本提案的目的是完成一个关于鳃鳗科的专著和数据库。专著收集并综合了关于一组生物的所有可用知识，并包括识别密钥，使非专业人员能够准确地识别标本。DELTA是一个程序包，包括一个分类数据库和一个交互式的、有插图的鉴定程序，它可以在网上传播并促进物种鉴定。专著和数据库都将通过一个网站传播，该网站将包括有关Cumacea的一般信息，以及为系统学家提供的信息。随着人类对海洋影响的增加，人们普遍认识到海洋生物多样性严重不足。该项目将通过对新属和新物种的描述，直接增加对海洋生物多样性的认识。将对三名未来教师的本科生进行系统学实践培训。学生们将会认识到生物多样性的重要性，认识到还有多少是未知的，以及在科学研究过程中的经验，这些将会加强他们未来的科学教学。为了保持全球竞争力，美国必须加强公民的科学教育，而提高未来教师的科学教育有望提高他们有效教授科学的能力。

Cumaceans are small crustaceans that live in marine sediments, commonly encountered in marine sampling programs, fish and bird stomachs, and night plankton samples. The density and diversity of cumaceans tends to increase with depth and decreasing sediment grain size, although cumaceans can also be abundant in shallow sandy sediments. Many specimens are never identified beyond the level of the order Cumacea, due in large part to a lack of synthesizing works and identification tools such as monographs and databases. Of the eight recognized families of Cumacea, only one has been monographed. The objective of this proposal it to complete a monograph and database for the family Lampropidae. A monograph collects and synthesizes all the available knowledge about a group of organisms and includes identification keys, making it possible for non-specialists to identify specimens with accuracy. DELTA is a package of programs that includes a taxonomic database and an interactive, illustrated identification program, which can be web-disseminated and facilitates species identifications. Both the monograph and database will be disseminated through a website, which will include general information about the Cumacea, in addition to information for systematists.As human impacts on the oceans increase, it is widely recognized that marine bio-diversity is significantly under-recorded. This project will increase knowledge about the diversity of marine life directly through the description of new genera and new species. Three undergraduate students who are future teachers will be trained in the practice of systematics. The students will come away with an understanding of the importance of biodiversity and recognition of how much remains unknown, as well as experience in the process of scientific research, which will enhance their own teaching about science in the future. In order to remain competitive globally, the U.S. must enhance the science education of our citizens, and improving the science education of future teachers is expected to enhance their ability to teach science effectively.