Current Versions of the BioData Taxonomy
Community | CSV | Tab-delimited (TSV) | Excel 97/03 | Excel 07 | XML |
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Fish | |||||
Invertebrate | |||||
Algae | Please see the Complete BioData Taxonomy |
Complete BioData Taxonomy (includes current, deprecated, and retired taxa)
Previous Versions of the BioData Taxonomy ( Fish | Invertebrate | Algae )
Citations used in the BioData Taxonomy
This download includes all Bench Taxon Name Reference Codes with their complete citations
Community | CSV | Tab-delimited (TSV) | Excel 97/03 | Excel 07 | XML |
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Fish | CSV | TSV | Excel 97/03 | Excel 07 | XML |
Invertebrates | |||||
Algae | CSV | TSV | Excel 97/03 | Excel 07 | XML |
Background
There are three important attributes (columns) that establish a taxon's identity (the "Taxon Concept") and whether the taxon is acceptable to the system for a data upload.
- BenchTaxonName
- BenchTaxonNameReferenceCode
- TaxonConceptState
BioData uses the combination of BenchTaxonName and the "according to" BenchTaxonNameReferenceCode to establish the identity of a taxon. Each combination of name and reference code defines a distinct Taxon Concept. A concept that does not have a reference code is a "nominal" concept. BioData accepts many of these types of concepts, but the long-term value of data can be significantly enhanced by proper usage of a referenced concept.
Taxon Concepts can have one of three states (TaxonConceptState)
- Current - meaning the concept is considered up-to-date and will be accepted in data
- Deprecated - meaning the concept will be accepted in data but may be rejected in the near future
- Retired - meaning the concept has been retired from use and will be rejected if used for incoming data
For more information please see the BioData Taxonomic System page.
Download format definitions
- CSV = Comma-separated values or comma delimited
- Tab-delimited (TSV) = Tab-separated values or tab delimited
- Excel 97/03 = Format used in Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 workbooks, extension is .xls
Excel 07 = Format used in Microsoft Excel 2007 - present workbooks, extension is .xlsx
- XML = Extensible Markup Language