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TYPIFICATION GROUP

This group of fields conains three fields, Type Qualifier, Type Status and Basionym, which covers the typification of the name of the taxon as directly related to the accession record.


Type Qualifier Flag

Transfer code: tql

Description: This field provides standard terms to qualify the identification of the type of the name of the record when doubts exist.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; as listed in the following table:

Values in Field
Possibly
Probably
?
Not

Comments: This field is used in conjunction with Type Status (below). If the Type Status field is not filled, then this field must not be used.


Type Status

Transfer code: tsta

TDWG Short name: TYPESTATUS

Description: A code indicating the type status of the record.

Relevant standards: TLR

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; standard abbreviation, as listed in the following table:

Values in Field Meaning of Abbreviation

EPI epitype
HOLO holotype
ISO isotype
ISOLECTO isolectotype
ISONEO isoneotype
ISOPARA isoparatype
ISOPARALECTO isoparalectotype
ISOSYN isosyntype
KLEPTO kleptotype
LECTO lectotype
NEO neotype
PARA paratype
PARALECTO paralectotype
SYN syntype
TOPO topotype
TYPE Unknown type material

Comments: This field is not to be filled if the record is not one of these kinds of type.

Although topotypes have no taxonomic or nomenclatural status, the category has been included for those who may wish to interchange this information.


Basionym

Transfer code: basnam

Description: The plant name (frequently the basionym) of which this specimen is a type, not necessarily the accepted name for the taxon.

Relevant standards: TLR

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; a valid plant name, including relevant rank identifiers (such as subsp., var.,) as required, conventional capitalisation of name and author.

Comments: Although a specimen may be the type of more than one basionym, this field must hold the most recent known name. When a specimen is the type of more than one basionym, then the following additional fields refer to the second most recent basionym, together with its type status: Type Status of Second Most Recent Basionym and Second Most Recent Basionym fields (Transfer codes: tsta2 and basnam2, respectively). If more earlier basionyms are to be transferred, then the third most recent values are interchanged in the : Type Status of Third Most Recent Basionym and Third Most Recent Basionym fields (Transfer codes: tsta3 and basnam3, respectively), and so on, as appropriate. The type qualifier field may be required to provide qualification to the identification of the types of the various earlier basionyms. These additional fields are briefly described below.

If the record is not a type, then this field must not be filled.


Second Most Recent Type Qualifier

Transfer code: tql2

Description: This field provides standard terms to qualify the identification of the type of the name of the second most recent basionym of the record when doubts exist.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; as listed in Type Qualifier Flag field (above).

Comments: This field is used in conjunction with Second Most Recent Type Status field (below). If the Second Most Recent Type Status field is not filled, then this field must not be used.


Second Most Recent Type Status

Transfer code: tsta2

TDWG Short name: TYPESTATUS

Description: A code indicating the type status of the second most recent basionym of the record.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; standard abbreviation, as listed in Type Status field (above).

Comments: For further information refer to previous TYPIFICATION GROUP fields (above).



Second Most Recent Basionym

Transfer code: basnam2

Description: The second most recent basionym of which this specimen is a type, not necessarily the accepted name for the taxon.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; a valid plant name, including relevant rank identifiers (such as subsp., var.,) as required, conventional capitalisation of name and author.

Comments: For further information refer to previous TYPIFICATION GROUP fields (above).


Third Most Recent Type Qualifier Flag

Transfer code: tql3

Description: This field provides standard terms to qualify the identification of the type of the name of the third most recent basionym of the record when doubts exist.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; as listed in Type Status field (above).

Comments: This field is used in conjunction with Third Most Recent Type Status field (below). If the Third Most Recent Type Status field is not filled, then this field must not be used.


Third Most Recent Type Status

Transfer code: tsta3

TDWG Short name: TYPESTATUS

Description: A code indicating the type status of the third most recent basionym of the record.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; standard abbreviation, as listed in Type Status field (above).

Comments: For further information refer to previous TYPIFICATION GROUP fields (above).


Third Most Recent Basionym

Transfer code: basnam3

Description: The third most recent basionym of which this specimen is a type, not necessarily the accepted name for the taxon.

Domain/Range/Values: Alpha; a valid plant name, including relevant rank identifiers (such as subsp., var.,) as required, conventional capitalisation of name and author.

Comments: For further information refer to previous TYPIFICATION GROUP fields (above).

Notes: If additional TYPIFICATION GROUP fields are required for fourth, fifth, etc. basionyms and types, then they should be transferred in the same format as the previous fields.