Table 4.

Evaluation of a selection of 15 repositories according to 12 of the 14 criteria listed in Table 3 ( compliant; unsatisfactory or partial; not compliant)

Criterion	1. Specimen-based structure [1.1.submission]	[1.2.search]	2. Sustainability	3. Compliance with FAIR criteria	4. Free ofcharge [4.1. submitters]	[4.2. users]	6. Multicollection datapackage	7. Submission portal with taxonomic options	9. Link totaxonomic databases	10. Compliance with taxonomic datastandards	11. Taxonomic search options	12. Access through otherportals	13. No limitation to number of data	14. Wide use/acceptanceby the community
DRYAD	+		++	++		++	++			+	+		+	++
Figshare	+	+	+	++	++	++	++			+			+	+
Macaulay Library	++	++	+		++	+	++	+	+	++		++	++	++
PANGEA	+		++	++	++	++	++	+		++		++	++	++
OSF			++	++	++	++	++						++	+
Morphobank	+	+	+	++	++	++	++			++			++	++
Digimorph	++	+			++	+	++						+	+
Morphomuseum	++	++			++	++	++			++	+		++	+
Morphosource	++	++	++	++	++	++	++	+		+	+		++	++
IDR	+	+	+	++	++	++	++	++				+	++	+
Metabolights	++	++	+	++	++	++	++	+		+			++	++
Genbank	++	++	++	++	++	++	++	+	++	++	++	+	++	++
DDBJ	++	++	++	++	++	++	++	+	++	++	++	+	++	++
ENA	++	++	++	++	++	++	++	+	++	++	++	++	++	++
Movebank	++		+	++	++	++	++	++		+		++	++	+

See details in Supplementary Appendix S12 available on Dryad.