Scientific Taxonomy Identification schema

This schema is for a repeatable group of fields that will be used in natural history deployments. This first version applies to herbaria collections.

Information Group

Information Unit

Definition

Field Type

Field Repeatable

Group Repeatable

Taxonomic Identification

Taxonomic Identification display name

The name of the taxon as seen by the end user

Scientific Taxonomy authority item

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification Qualifier

A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification.

Controlled Text

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identifier

Person or Organization who identified the specimen

Person or Organization authority item

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification Date

Date of the identification

Structured date

No


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institution

Institution of the person making the identification

Organization authority item

No


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind of Identification

Provides additional information about the information ("Original label determination", "Fide - agreement with existing determination")

Controlled Text

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification Reference

Reference

Text for now; eventually Citation authority item

No

 

 

> Identification Reference Page

Page number in the Identification reference

Text

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification Comments

Comments about the identification

Text

No

 


 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Controlled text contents

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Field

Value(s)

Default Value

Identification Qualifier

aff., cf., forsan, sensu lato, questionable

none

Kind of Identification

original label determination, fide, nomenclatural change, taxonomic change

none

Summary fields

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Context

Fields

header

NA?

right sidebar under "terms used"

NA?

right sidebar under "usage"

NA?

search results

NA?

secondary tab

NA?