The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is a free, online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the 1.9 million living species known to science. It is compiled from existing databases and from contributions by experts and non-experts throughout the world. It aims to build one "infinitely expandable" page for each species, including video, sound, images, graphics, as well as text. In addition, the Encyclopedia incorporates content from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, which digitizes millions of pages of printed literature from the world's major natural history libraries. The project was initially backed by a US$50 million funding commitment, led by the MacArthur Foundation and the Sloan Foundation, who provided US$20 million and US$5 million, respectively. The additional US$25 million came from five cornerstone institutions—the Field Museum, Harvard University, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Smithsonian Institution. The project was initially led by Jim Edwards and the development team by David Patterson. Today, participating institutions and individual donors continue to support EOL through financial contributions.
Mariella Devia is an Italian operatic soprano. After beginning her career as a lyric coloratura soprano, in recent years she has also enjoyed much success with some of the most dramatic roles in the bel canto repertoire.
The Arizona woodrat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico and United States.
Thermodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:
Quercus devia is a species of oak tree in the Fagaceae family, native to northwestern Mexico.
Crocoideae is one of the major subfamilies in the Iridaceae family.
Devia is a genus of Iridaceae first described in 1990. It contains only one known species, Devia xeromorpha, endemic to the southwestern part of Cape Province in South Africa. The genus was named in honour of the South African botanist and academic, Miriam Phoebe de Vos.
Comptella devia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Comptella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Miriam Phoebe de Vos was a leading South African botanist and academic. She was an expert on bulbous plants, especially Romulea. She was also had a special interest in Moraea and Clivia.
Projapyx is a genus of diplurans in the family Projapygidae.
Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe.
Megachile congruens is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Friese in 1903.
Tayshaneta is a genus of North American leptonetids that was first described by J. Ledford in 2011.
Eupsilia devia, the lost sallow, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Stereodermus is a genus of primitive weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are more than 40 described species in Stereodermus.
Oxypodini is a tribe of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 50 genera and 580 described species in Oxypodini.
Loxosceles devia, the Texas recluse, is a species of recluse spider in the family Sicariidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Protosmia is a genus of subgenus chelostomopsis in the family Megachilidae. There are more than 30 described species in Protosmia.
Devia is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least two described species in Devia.
