Description

A match to the supplied scientific name was not possible, but a higher taxon match was possible.

Related fields

• dwc:genus
• dwc:family
• dwc:infraspecificEpithet
• dwc:kingdom
• dwc:phylum
• dwc:class
• dwc:scientificName
• dwc:order
• dwc:scientificNameAuthorship
• dwc:specificEpithet
• genericName

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

Reasons include:

• The name is new, and not available in the taxonomic datasets yet
• The name is missing in the backbone’s taxonomic sources for other reasons
• Formatting or spelling of the scientific name caused interpretation errors.

Data custodian recommendations

Review scientific name for formatting or spelling errors.

Review over time if this is a new name.

Code reference

OccurrenceIssue.TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK