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Class: Taxon

A taxonomic record from NEON's taxon lists, following Darwin Core standards. Taxa are compiled from published sources for field staff verification.

URI: dwc:Taxon

 classDiagram
    class Taxon
    click Taxon href "../Taxon/"
      Taxon : accepted_taxon_id

      Taxon : class_name

      Taxon : family

      Taxon : gbif_rank

      Taxon : genus

      Taxon : kingdom

      Taxon : native_status_code

      Taxon : order

      Taxon : phylum

      Taxon : scientific_name

      Taxon : scientific_name_authorship

      Taxon : species

      Taxon : subspecies

      Taxon : taxon_id

      Taxon : taxon_rank

      Taxon : taxon_type





        Taxon --> "1" TaxonTypeEnum : taxon_type
        click TaxonTypeEnum href "../TaxonTypeEnum/"



      Taxon : update_date

      Taxon : vernacular_name

Class Properties

Property Value
Class URI dwc:Taxon

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
taxon_id 1
String		 Unique taxon identifier direct
accepted_taxon_id 0..1
String		 ID of accepted taxon if this is a synonym direct
taxon_type 1
TaxonTypeEnum		 Major taxonomic grouping (BIRD, PLANT, etc direct
scientific_name 1
String		 Full scientific name direct
scientific_name_authorship 0..1
String		 Authorship of the scientific name direct
vernacular_name 0..1
String		 Common name direct
taxon_rank 0..1
String		 Taxonomic rank (species, genus, etc direct
kingdom 0..1
String		 Kingdom classification direct
phylum 0..1
String		 Phylum classification direct
class_name 0..1
String		 Class classification direct
order 0..1
String		 Order classification direct
family 0..1
String		 Family classification direct
genus 0..1
String		 Genus classification direct
species 0..1
String		 Species epithet direct
subspecies 0..1
String		 Subspecies epithet direct
gbif_rank 0..1
String		 GBIF vocabulary rank for subspecific taxa direct
native_status_code 0..1
String		 Native/introduced status codes by region direct
update_date 0..1
Date		 Date of last taxonomic update direct

Usages

used by used in type used
NeonDataset taxa range Taxon
Sample taxon range Taxon
BiologicalObservation taxon range Taxon

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dwc:Taxon
native neon:Taxon

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Taxon
description: A taxonomic record from NEON's taxon lists, following Darwin Core standards.
  Taxa are compiled from published sources for field staff verification.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
attributes:
  taxon_id:
    name: taxon_id
    description: Unique taxon identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:taxonID
    identifier: true
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
    required: true
  accepted_taxon_id:
    name: accepted_taxon_id
    description: ID of accepted taxon if this is a synonym
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:acceptedNameUsageID
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  taxon_type:
    name: taxon_type
    description: Major taxonomic grouping (BIRD, PLANT, etc.)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: TaxonTypeEnum
    required: true
  scientific_name:
    name: scientific_name
    description: Full scientific name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:scientificName
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
    required: true
  scientific_name_authorship:
    name: scientific_name_authorship
    description: Authorship of the scientific name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:scientificNameAuthorship
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  vernacular_name:
    name: vernacular_name
    description: Common name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:vernacularName
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  taxon_rank:
    name: taxon_rank
    description: Taxonomic rank (species, genus, etc.)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:taxonRank
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  kingdom:
    name: kingdom
    description: Kingdom classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:kingdom
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  phylum:
    name: phylum
    description: Phylum classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:phylum
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  class_name:
    name: class_name
    description: Class classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:class
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  order:
    name: order
    description: Order classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:order
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  family:
    name: family
    description: Family classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:family
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  genus:
    name: genus
    description: Genus classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:genus
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  species:
    name: species
    description: Species epithet
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:specificEpithet
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  subspecies:
    name: subspecies
    description: Subspecies epithet
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:infraspecificEpithet
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  gbif_rank:
    name: gbif_rank
    description: GBIF vocabulary rank for subspecific taxa
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  native_status_code:
    name: native_status_code
    description: Native/introduced status codes by region
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  update_date:
    name: update_date
    description: Date of last taxonomic update
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:modified
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: date
class_uri: dwc:Taxon

Induced

name: Taxon
description: A taxonomic record from NEON's taxon lists, following Darwin Core standards.
  Taxa are compiled from published sources for field staff verification.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
attributes:
  taxon_id:
    name: taxon_id
    description: Unique taxon identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:taxonID
    identifier: true
    alias: taxon_id
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
    required: true
  accepted_taxon_id:
    name: accepted_taxon_id
    description: ID of accepted taxon if this is a synonym
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:acceptedNameUsageID
    alias: accepted_taxon_id
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  taxon_type:
    name: taxon_type
    description: Major taxonomic grouping (BIRD, PLANT, etc.)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: taxon_type
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: TaxonTypeEnum
    required: true
  scientific_name:
    name: scientific_name
    description: Full scientific name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:scientificName
    alias: scientific_name
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
    required: true
  scientific_name_authorship:
    name: scientific_name_authorship
    description: Authorship of the scientific name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:scientificNameAuthorship
    alias: scientific_name_authorship
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  vernacular_name:
    name: vernacular_name
    description: Common name
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:vernacularName
    alias: vernacular_name
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  taxon_rank:
    name: taxon_rank
    description: Taxonomic rank (species, genus, etc.)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:taxonRank
    alias: taxon_rank
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  kingdom:
    name: kingdom
    description: Kingdom classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:kingdom
    alias: kingdom
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  phylum:
    name: phylum
    description: Phylum classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:phylum
    alias: phylum
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  class_name:
    name: class_name
    description: Class classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:class
    alias: class_name
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  order:
    name: order
    description: Order classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:order
    alias: order
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  family:
    name: family
    description: Family classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:family
    alias: family
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  genus:
    name: genus
    description: Genus classification
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:genus
    alias: genus
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  species:
    name: species
    description: Species epithet
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:specificEpithet
    alias: species
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  subspecies:
    name: subspecies
    description: Subspecies epithet
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:infraspecificEpithet
    alias: subspecies
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  gbif_rank:
    name: gbif_rank
    description: GBIF vocabulary rank for subspecific taxa
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: gbif_rank
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  native_status_code:
    name: native_status_code
    description: Native/introduced status codes by region
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: native_status_code
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: string
  update_date:
    name: update_date
    description: Date of last taxonomic update
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:modified
    alias: update_date
    owner: Taxon
    domain_of:
    - Taxon
    range: date
class_uri: dwc:Taxon