TAXON_ERROR - AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality GitHub Wiki
Description
The scientific name provided was unable to be interpreted. No other taxonomic match was able to be made with the information provided.
Potential causes of this issue may be:
- No taxonomic information was supplied or the fields were populated with a word like “Blank”.
- Unexpected characters supplied in the taxonomic information which meant the values could not be interpreted.
Related fields
- dwc:kingdom
- dwc:phylum
- dwc:class
- dwc:order
- dwc:family
- dwc:genus
- dwc:scientificName
- dwc:scientificNameAuthorship
- genericName
- dwc:specificEpithet
- dwc:infraspecificEpithet
- dwc:taxonRank
- dwc:vernacularName
Implications and caveats
Severity: Warning
Indicates this record cannot be accurately matched into the taxonomic backbone.
May indicate a field mapping or transposition error.
Data custodian recommendations
Review taxon information.