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Cybertaxonomy is a contraction of "cyber-enabled taxonomy." It shares the traditional goals of taxonomy: to explore, discover, characterize, name, and classify species; to study their phylogenetic relationships; and to map their geographic distributions and ecological associations. Through cyberinfrastructure and the adoption of digital technologies, cybertaxomy is able to produce results faster and better than ever before (Wheeler 2008, 2010). Cybertaxonomy should not be confused with the practice of creating databases of taxonomic information. Databases are an integral part of the process, but cybertaxonomy refers to a wide range of hardware, software, instrumentation, communication tools, and work practices that collectively allow taxonomists to do their work more efficiently while maintaining the highest levels of excellence. Consequently, users will find taxonomic information more reliable, comprehensive, and easily accessible.