Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#Taxon

• nameAccordingToID, nameAccordingTo
• originalNameUsageID, originalNameUsage
• nomenclaturalCode
• taxonomicStatus
• infraspecificEpithet
• taxonRank

nameAccordingToID, nameAccordingTo

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If no nameAccordingTo or nameAccordingToID is given explicitly given for a Taxon record, the "nominal concept" as defined by TCS should be assumed. In most cases, the nameAccordingTo will refer to a publication, but it may also refer to other sources, such as single-copy documents and other documented taxon concept definitions asserted by an individual, institution, or team of individuals.

originalNameUsageID, originalNameUsage

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• For an original name usage record, the nameAccordingTo value should match the namePublishedIn value.

• A description of basionym and basonym can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basionym.

• Good examples for synonyms, basionyms, replaced names, etc. can be found in http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/PROTEM/TAXSIG/taxonomy_synonyms_examples.pdf.

nomenclaturalCode

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The recommended controlled vocabulary includes:

Combinations of codes for ambiregnal names should be made by concatenating the codes, separated by a semi-colon (';'). Example: "ICZN; ICBN"

taxonomicStatus

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The recommended controlled vocabulary includes:

infraspecificEpithet

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The infraspecificEpithet should only be the terminal name part - the part of the name with the lowest or most specific rank. Thus, given the scientificName "Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha var. elatior", the atomized Taxon terms for this name would be:

genus: Carex

specificEpithet: viridula

infraspecificEpithet: elatior

taxonRank: varietas

scientificNameAuthorship: (Schltdl.) Crins

Ideally the scientific name would include the authorship and have three parts to comply with the nomenclatural code (ICBN in this case):

Carex viridula var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

taxonRank

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The recommended controlled vocabulary includes: