TAXON_INDETERMINATE_SPECIES - AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality GitHub Wiki
Description
Name was supplied as indeterminate.
This may happen when the part of an organism used to identify the species is missing from the specimen.
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 is not definitively identified.
When displayed in the ALA, the sp. is removed from the name.
Data custodian recommendations
Where possible, review specimen to see if this occurrence can be definitively identified.