BaseElementsClass

Basic information to identify the record.

TaxonRecordID

A unique identifier inside the database, for the species record.

e.g. "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753", "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567"

Class: [NormalString] (https://github.com/tdwg/PlinianCore/wiki/NormalString)

taxonConceptID

An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon.

Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonConceptID

Class: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon

GlobalUniqueIdentifier

According to Darwin Core: An Uniform Resource Name (URN) used as an unique identifier of the taxon record.

e.g. urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:11815

Class: [NormalString] (https://github.com/tdwg/PlinianCore/wiki/NormalString)

Abstract

General description of the taxon. This concept could point out any information about the taxon. Its main goal is summarize the most relevant or attractive characteristics of this taxon to the general public.

e.g. A mottled bluish-grey rorqual which is the largest living animal and reaches lengths of up to 27 m [Balaenoptera musculus]

Class: [NormalString] (https://github.com/tdwg/PlinianCore/wiki/NormalString)

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