TDWG Taxon Concept LSID Ontology
Roger Hyam
TDWG Biodiversity Information Standards
2006-11-27
2015-07-01
Ontology describing the metadata returned for LSIDs that are used for Taxon
Concepts.
0.3
This is not a full rendering of TaxonConcept as
presented in the Taxon Concept Schema 1.0. Not all the possible concept-concept
relationships have been modelled just the basic set theory and taxonomic hierarchy
relationships. RelationshipAssertions have not been included. These omissions will be
addressed in collaboration with the first data provider/consumer pairs who need to make use
them. FIXME: Wonder Web OWL
Ontology Validator
Version 0.3 removed subclass declarations to classes outside of this ontology in accordance with Recommendation 2.9 of the VoMaG Report http://www.gbif.org/resource/80862
Taxon Concept
Representation of a TaxonConcept. Equivalent to TCS
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept
Name String
A string representation of the TaxonName for this concept. Equivalent to TCS
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Name/TaxonName/Simple
Has Name
The TaxonName for this concept. Equivalent to TCS
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Name
According To String
A string representation of the according to for this concept. Equivalent to TCS
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/AccordingTo/Simple
accordingTo
Information about the authorship of this concept which uses the Name in their
sense (i.e. secundum, sensu). Could be an institution or collection or team of individuals.
Equivalent to TCS /DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/AccordingTo/AccordingToDetailed
Described By
A description that delimits this taxon. Equivalent to TCS
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/CharacterCircumscription
Circumscribed By
A specimen that forms part of the circumscription of this taxon. Equivalent to
TCS /DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/SpecimenCircumscription
hasRelationship
A relationship to another TaxonConcept
Rank
*Deprecated* The taxonomic rank of this concept. This is a link to an instance
of TaxonomicRank. Compare with the rankString property. Equivalent to TCS
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Rank. After discussions between a number of parties
this property is considered to be deprecated. The rank of a TaxonConcept should be
indicated by including a TaxonName of the appropriate rank in the hasName property even if
the name object is empty apart from the rank.
Rank String
*Deprecated* The taxonomic rank of this concept as a string. A string
representation of the rank of this concept. It is highly recommended that the rank property
be used along with this one unless the correct rank is not available in the rank
vocabulary. No direct equivalent in TCS but is string version of
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Rank. Requested by data suppliers. After discussions
between a number of parties this property is considered to be deprecated. The rank of a
TaxonConcept should be indicated by including a TaxonName of the appropriate rank in the
hasName property even if the name object is empty apart from the rank.
Primary
If primary='true' the concept is the first level response to a query. If 'false'
the concept may be a secondary concept linked directly or indirectly to the definition of a
primary concept.
Has Information
A piece of information about this TaxonConcept.
Relationship
A typed link to with another taxon.
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Relationships/Relationship
toTaxon
The target taxon in this relationship.
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Relationships/Relationship/ToTaxonConcept
fromTaxon
The host taxon in this relationship.
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Relationships/Relationship/FromTaxonConcept
relationshipCategory
The kind of relationship this is.
/DataSet/TaxonConcepts/TaxonConcept/Relationships/Relationship/@type
Taxon Relationship Term
The class for constructing a controlled vocabulary for TaxonConcept to
TaxonConcept relationship categories.
Is Congruent To
Is Congruent To
Set Relationship: The extent of Concept 1 is (essentially) identical to
Concept 2
/RelationshipType/is congruent to
Is Not Congruent To
Is Not Congruent To
Set Relationship: The extent of Concept 1 is not identical to Concept
2
/RelationshipType/is not congruent to
Includes
Includes
Set Relationship: Concept 2 is a subset of Concept 1
/RelationshipType/includes
Does Not Include
Does Not Include
Set Relationship: Concept 2 is not a subset of Concept 1
/RelationshipType/does not include
Excludes
Excludes
Set Relationship: Concept 1 does not overlap or include Concept
2
/RelationshipType/excludes
Is Included In
Is Included In
Set Relationship: Concept 1 is a subset of Concept 2
/RelationshipType/is included in
Is Not Included In
Is Not Included In
Set Relationship: Concept 1 is not a subset of Concept 2
/RelationshipType/is not included in
Overlaps
Overlaps
Set Relationship: Concepts 1 and 2 share members/children in
common
/RelationshipType/overlaps
Does Not Overlap
Does Not Overlap
Set Relationship: Concepts 1 and 2 have no members/children in
common
/RelationshipType/does not overlap
Is Child Taxon Of
Is Child Taxon Of
Hierarchical Relationship: Concept 1 is a member of lower taxonomic rank of
Concept 2
/RelationshipType/is child taxon of
Is Parent Taxon Of
Is Parent Taxon Of
Hierarchical Relationship: Taxon Concept 1 includes Concept 2 as a
lower-ranked member.
/RelationshipType/is parent taxon of
Is Anamorph Of
Is Anamorph Of
Concept 1 is the asexual or mitotic reproductive stage in a pleomorphic life
cycle in which Concept 2 is the teleomorph or meiotic reproductive stage
.
/RelationshipType/is anamorph of
Is Teleomorph Of
Is Teleomorph Of
Concept 1 is the teleomorph or meiotic reproductive stage in a pleomorphic
life cycle in which Concept 2 is the asexual or mitotic reproductive
stage.
/RelationshipType/is teleomorph of
Is Second Parent Of
Is Second Parent Of
Hybrid Relationship: Concept 1 is genetic parent (2) of Concept
2.
/RelationshipType/is second parent of
Is Female Parent Of
Is Female Parent Of
Hybrid Relationship: Concept 1 is genetic mother of Concept 2
/RelationshipType/is female parent of
Is First Parent Of
Is First Parent Of
Hybrid Relationship: Concept 1 is genetic parent (1) of Concept
2
/RelationshipType/is first parent of
Is Male Parent Of
Is Male Parent Of
Hybrid Relationship: Concept 1 is genetic father of Concept
2
/RelationshipType/is male parent of
Is Hybrid Parent Of
Is Hybrid Parent Of
Hybrid Relationship: Concept 1 is genetic parent of Concept
2
/RelationshipType/is hybrid parent of
Is Hybrid Child Of
Is Hybrid Child Of
Hybrid Relationship: Concept 2 is a genetic parent of Concept
1
/RelationshipType/is hybrid child of
Is Ambiregnal Of
Is Ambiregnal Of
The two concepts are considered to represent the same taxon (i.e. they are
congruent) but their names governed by different nomenclatural codes.
/RelationshipType/is ambiregnal of (The definition is somewhat different
as TaxonConcepts are permitted to have multiple names in the RDF version of
TCS)
Is Vernacular For
Is Vernacular For
The current concept is used as a vernacular concept, at least in part, for
the target concept. This kind of relationship should not be used to express any form of set
relationship (e.g. overlaps, is congruent with, includes). Consider using vernacular type
relationships along with set type relationships to avoid any ambiguity.
/RelationshipType/is vernacular for
Has Vernacular
Has Vernacular
The target concept is used as a vernacular concept, at least in part, for
the current concept. This kind of relationship should not be used to express any form of
set relationship (e.g. overlaps, is congruent with, includes). Consider using vernacular
type relationships along with set type relationships to avoid any
ambiguity.
/RelationshipType/has vernacular
Has Synonym
Has Synonym
The target concept is considered a synonym of the current concept. This is
an ambiguous relationship. It can mean: 1) a nomenclatural relationship where all that is
implied is that the type of the target concept is included in the current circumscription.
This is more precisely expressed as a specimen circumscription (for heterotypic synonyms)
or as TaxonName basionym relationships (for homotypic synonyms) 2) a concept relationship
where some part of (or all of) the target concept is included in the current
circumscription. This is more precisely expressed using the set relationships such as 'is
congruent to'. The HasSynonym term is principally intended for handling legacy
data.
/RelationshipType/has synonym
Is Synonym For
Is Synonym For
The current concept is considered a synonym of the target concept. This is
an ambiguous relationship. It can mean: 1) a nomenclatural relationship where all that is
implied is that the type of the current concept is included in the target circumscription.
This is more precisely expressed as a specimen circumscription (for heterotypic synonyms)
or as TaxonName basionym relationships (for homotypic synonyms) 2) a concept relationship
where some part of (or all of) the current concept is included in the target
circumscription. This is more precisely expressed using the set relationships such as 'is
congruent to'. The IsSynonymFor term is principally intended for handling legacy
data.
No direct equivalent