| Term Name: | dwc:scientificName |
| Label: | Scientific Name |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of a dwc:Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2023-06-28 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2026-05-26 |
Metadata about this term version are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2026-05-26.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2026-05-26.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2026-05-26.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2026-05-26.json |
For more information about this term version in the context of sets of terms that include it, please refer to the following term list versions:
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2026-05-26
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2026-05-26