| Term Name: | dwcore:ScientificName |
| Label: | Scientific Name |
| Term IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/ScientificName |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/version/ScientificName-2007-04-17 |
| Modified: | 2009-04-24 |
| Definition: | The full name of the lowest level taxon to which the organism has been identified in the most recent accepted determination, specified as precisely as possible, including name-author, year or authorship, sensu or sec. (according to or following) author, and indication of uncertainty. Conceptually equivalent to a full taxonomic identification as given by the identifier (verbatim). Does not include the identifier name or date of identification. Examples: "Coleoptera" (an Order), "Vespertilionidae" (a Family), "Manis" (a Genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (Genus + SpecificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (Genus + SpecificEpithet + SubspecificEpithet), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (Genus + SpecificEpithet + InfraspecificRank + InfraspecificEpithet + AuthorYearOfScientificName). |
| Type: | Property |
| Note: | This term is no longer recommended for use. |
| Replaces: | http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/2003/1.0/ScientificName |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName |
Metadata about this term are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/ScientificName.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/ScientificName.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/ScientificName.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/ScientificName.json |
For complete information about the set of terms that includes this one, see http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/