Skip to content
Gloria Martínez edited this page Jan 13, 2024 · 4 revisions

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"

Type: NormalString

nameAccordingTo

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

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

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

Type: 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

Type: NormalString

Abstract

A brief summary of the most relevant or attractive features of this taxon to the general public. Could point to any kind of information.

e.g. Blue whale is the largest mammal in the world.

Type: NormalString

Legend:

Image Description
Complex Type
Sequence structure
Choice structure
Obligatory element
Optional element
minOccurs=0 maxOccurs=unbounded
minOccurs=1 maxOccurs=unbounded
Clone this wiki locally