LifeCycleClass

The sequence of life stages that an organisms undergoes from birth to reproduction ending with the generation of the offspring, or stages through which an organism passes.

##Atomized branch##

LifeCycleAtomized

LifeCycle element in structured format.

A controlled vocabulary is recommended

e.g.

MeasurementType	MeasurementValue	MeasurementRemarks
Stage	Spore	haploid; stage 1
Stage	Amoeba	diploid; stage 2
Stage	Plasmodium	diploid; stage 3
Stage	Fruit Body	spore formation process, meiosis occurs; stage 4

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

AncillaryData

Ancillary information of the LifeCycleAtomized element.

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

##Unstructured branch##

LifeCycleUnstructured

LifeCycle element in text block format.

e.g. "The fungus fruit body is the spore-producing stage of the life cycle. The spores produced by fruit bodies are usually the result of sexual reproduction. The fruit body is supported by and develops from an extensive network of thread-like filaments called hyphae. Hyphae are often collectively termed the mycelium; the food-absorbing part of the fungus. When conditions are favorable, and the mycelium is at the proper stage of development, fruit bodies are produced by the fungus. The spores produced by a fruit body are released initiate the life cycle anew."

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

AncillaryData

Ancillary information of the LifeCycleUnstructured element.

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

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	Sequence structure
	Choice structure
	Obligatory element
	Optional element
	minOccurs=0 maxOccurs=unbounded
	minOccurs=1 maxOccurs=unbounded