Web-Based Virtual Lab for Taxonomic Description

• Alessandra Gomes UNICAMP
• André Santanchè UNICAMP
• Fabiani de Santanchè UNICAMP

Resumo

The taxonomic description of a specimen is an essential task carried out by biologists aimed to identify and study living beings. The usual approach involves analysing and describing a given specimen in a physical laboratory. Nevertheless, several tasks are being virtualized. Images, sounds, and videos of living beings are being digitalized; records are stored in spreadsheets and databases and the description task itself are being supported by specialized software. This work investigates a step beyond, where the laboratory itself becames virtual.