Documentation of the values for specified fields in the data upload file.
Invertebrate Domains
Attribute | Description For Lab |
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Result Component | |
main | main sample component |
field large/rare | field component containing large/rare specimens separated from the main |
lab large/rare | large/rare specimens separated from the main during lab processing |
QASplit | Functional equivalent of main. The 2nd to nth subsample that will be analyzed for the same purpose as another subsample taken from the same sample. |
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Life Stage | |
[blank] | No life stage is declared |
L | Larva/Larvae |
P | Pupa/Pupae |
A | Adult/Adults |
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Unique Taxon Flag | |
Yes | flags a taxon's uniqueness in a lab order when that taxon is known to be different than a taxon with the same name in the result set |
[blank] | no flag for taxon uniqueness is required |
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Target Level Not Reached Reason | |
imm. | means "immature" and includes all synonyms thereof |
dam. | means "damaged" and includes all synonyms thereof |
mount | means "poor mount" and includes all synonyms thereof |
indet. | means "indeterminate" and includes all synonyms thereof |
gender | includes males and females |
artifact | only the abiotic (e.g. an empty gastropod shell or caddis case) from the organism(s) was/were available in the sample |
retained | Denotes unmounted/unidentified organisms retained in separate vial not identified to the specified level |
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Parameter Code | |
RawCount | the actual count of specimens and proportion of the sample sorted is reported |
Presence | only the a list of taxa is reported |
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Artifact | |
Yes | flags a record indicating that the voucher material is abiotic in nature (e.g. an empty gastropod shell or caddis case) |
[blank] | no indication as to whether the voucher material for a record is represented by a complete organisms or not |