BaseElements

Basic information to identify the record.

TaxonRecordID

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

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

taxonConceptID

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

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

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

Global Unique Identifier

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

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.

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

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