Online ID Guides
Before Making An Identification
Before you make an identification for your observation, be sure to do two things:
1) Check out the "Identifying Organisms" tab on the Getting Started Page
2) Do some research on what you think you saw using the free online guides below.
Free Online Guides
Having trouble identifying an organism? Think you have the correct ID but need some resources to verify it? These free online ID guides can help you!
All Life
Encyclopedia of LifeIntegrated Taxonomic Information System
Plants
GeneralPlant Guides
Florida Invasive Plant Species
Vascular Plants
General Vascular Plants
Ferns
UF -An Overview and Informal Key of the Ferns of Florida (PDF)Florida Native Ferns: Ptropical Pteridophytes (PDF)
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Nonvascular Plants
Bryophyte Flora of North America
Guide to the Identification of North American Mosses
Fungi and Lichen
FungiUSF species project -Florida Fungi
Field Guide to Common macro-fungi in Eastern Forests (PDF)
Lichens
Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria
Animals: Radiata, Porifera, Protostomes
General Animal Guides
General Marine Guides
World Register of Marine Species
Picture Guide to Gulf of Mexico Invertebrate (PDF)
Sponges
Corals
Mollusks
Insects
General Insect Guides
Insect Identification -FloridaBug Identification Key
Ants
Mantids
Stick and Leaf Insects
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids
Orthoptera Species File Online
Caterpillar, Butterfly, and Moth
A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and CanadaDiscover Life Caterpillar ID
Spiders
Myriapoda
Animals: Deuterostomes
Echinoderms
Reef Guide-Sea Urchins/Cucumbers
Marine Fish
Space Coast Saltwater Fish ID guide
Sharks, Skates, and Rays
Skates and Rays
Florida Museum Skates and Rays Species Profiles
Sharks and Rays
Sharks
Florida Museum Field Key to Atlantic Shark Species
Amphibians
Amphibian Species of the World
Florida Museum Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles
Reptiles
General Reptiles
Snakes
Florida Museum Snakes Identification Guide
Birds
Florida Ornithological Society-Official Florida State Bird ListFWC Bird ID Guide
Central Florida Backyard Identification
Mammals
General Mammals
Marine Mammals
Protist
Diatoms
Amoebozoa
International Society for Testate Amoeba Research
Algae
Florida Gulf Coast University Algae ID guide (PDF)
Become An Even Better Identifier
Want to become an even better identifier? Here is where you can find tips to become a better identifier:
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/lets_id_some_arthropods
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