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. 2015 Feb 5;(3):e1325. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e1325

Data set 1.

Column label Column description
occurrenceID A unique identifier for the record within the data set or collection.
type The nature or genre of the resource
language A language of the resource
institutionID An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived
institutionCode The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record
collectionCode The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived
basisOfRecord The specific nature of the data record
catalogNumber An identifier for the record within the data set
recordedBy A list of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence
preparations A list of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen
eventDate The date-time (year) during which an collection occurred
fieldNumber An identifier given to the event in the field
continent The name of the continent in which the Location occurs
country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs
countryCode The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs
stateProvince The name of the next smaller administrative region than country in which the Location occurs
county The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince in which the Location occurs
locality The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms
minimumElevationInMeters The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, above sea level), in meters
maximumElevationInMeters The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, above sea level), in meters
decimalLatitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive
decimalLongitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive
geodeticDatum The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based
georeferenceRemarks Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol
identificationQualifier A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification
scientificName The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known
kingdom The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified
phylum The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified
class The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified
order The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified
family The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified
genus The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified
specificEpithet The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName
taxonRank The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName
collectionID An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record