Welcome to the web page of the "Kempf Database Ostracoda". This database, in its early years known under the name "Cologne Database Ostracoda", is meanwhile in existence since about 35 years.

     Aim of the database was and is to produce several kinds of novel works of reference in connection with bibliographies that lead to the whole literature on marine and nonmarine Ostracoda from 1758 onwards until nowadays.

     The works of reference produced by the "Kempf Database Ostracoda" are published in two series: "Index and Bibliography of Marine Ostracoda" and "Index and Bibliography of Nonmarine Ostracoda". Until now the following parts have appeared or are in preparation:

PART  1:  INDEX  A over  40,000  taxa, names of genera in alphabetical order, 762 pages,  published  1986

PART  1:  INDEX  A over  9,000  taxa, names of genera in alphabetical order, 188 pages,  published  1980

PART  2:  INDEX  B over  40,000  taxa, names of species in alphabetical order, 712 pages,  published  1986

PART  2:  INDEX  B over  9,000  taxa, names of species in alphabetical order, 180 pages,  published  1980

PART  3:  INDEX  C over  40,000  taxa, names of taxa in chronological order, 774 pages,  published  1987

PART  3:  INDEX  C over  9,000  taxa, names of taxa in chronological order, 204 pages,  published  1980

PART  4:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  A some  4,000  references to taxonomic publications, 454 pages,  published  1988

PART  4:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  A some  1,200  references to taxonomic publications, 186 pages,  published  1980

PART  5:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  B some  2,670  references to non-taxonomic publications, 366 pages,  published  1994

PART  5:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  B some  1,550  references to non-taxonomic publications, 238 pages,  published  1991

PART  6:  INDEX  A, SUPPLEMENT 1 over  10,500  taxa, names of genera in alphabetical order, 244 pages,  published  1995

PART  6:  INDEX   A, SUPPLEMENT 1 over  6,000  taxa, names of genera in alphabetical order, 148 pages,  published  1997

PART  7:   INDEX   B, SUPPLEMENT 1 over  10,500  taxa, names of species in alphabetical order, 206 pages,  published  1995

PART  7:  INDEX  B, SUPPLEMENT 1 over  6,000  taxa, names of species in alphabetical order, 134 pages,  published  1997

PART  8:  INDEX  C, SUPPLEMENT 1 over  10,500  taxa, names of taxa in chronological order, 230 pages,  published  1995

PART  8:  INDEX  C, SUPPLEMENT 1 over  6,000  taxa, names of taxa in chronological order, 152 pages,  published  1997

PART  9:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  C some  1,200  references to taxonomic publications, 198 pages,  published  1996

PART  9:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  C some  1,000  references to taxonomic publications, 150 pages,  published  1997

PART  10:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  D some  1,565  references to non-taxonomic publications, CD-ROM edition only,  published 2002

PART  10:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  D some  1,500  references to non-taxonomic publications, CD-ROM edition only,  published 2002

PART  11:  INDEX  A, SUPPLEMENT 2 some  5,200  taxa, names of genera in alphabetical order, CD-ROM edition only, published  2008

PART  11:  INDEX   A, SUPPLEMENT 2    in preparation  not yet published

PART  12:   INDEX   B, SUPPLEMENT 2 some  5,200  taxa, names of species in alphabetical order, CD-ROM edition only,  published  2008

PART  12:  INDEX  B, SUPPLEMENT 2     in preparation  not yet published

PART  13:  INDEX  C, SUPPLEMENT 2 some  5,200  taxa, names of taxa in chronological order, CD-ROM edition only,  published  2008

PART  13:  INDEX  C, SUPPLEMENT 2     in preparation  not yet published

PART  14:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  E some  800  references to taxonomic publications, CD-ROM edition only,  published 2008

PART  14:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  E     in preparation  not yet published

PART  15:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  F    references to non-taxonomic publications,  in preparation  not yet published

PART  15:  BIBLIOGRAPHY  F some  1,750  references to non-taxonomic publications, CD-ROM edition only,  published 2013

PART  16:  INDEX  D: Recent  Marine  Ostracoda of  the  World over 20,000 data sets referring to genera and species, CD-ROM edition only,  published 2004

PART  16:  INDEX  D: Recent  Nonmarine  Ostracoda of  the  World over 27,500 data sets referring to genera and species, CD-ROM edition only,  published 2006

     To receive information on further details, like prices and how to order parts of the database, please, send an e-mail to the author and manager of the database project: