About the Authors

David P. Mindell

dmindell@calacademy.org

Affiliation California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Brian L. Fisher

Affiliation California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Peter Roopnarine

Affiliation California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Jonathan Eisen

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Georgina M. Mace

Affiliation Division of Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Roderic D. M. Page

Affiliation University of Glasgow, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Richard L. Pyle

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Competing Interests

D. Mindell is a member of the steering committee for the PLoS Biodiversity Hub.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: DPM BLF PR JE GMM RDMP RLP.