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| Choose **Taxonomy** in the main **Menu** to open the **List Species** window: | Choose **Taxonomy** in the main **Menu** to open the **List Species** window: | ||
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| The **List Species** window is used to search for taxa. You can search for a given **Family**, a **Genus** or **Species** by using the corresponding fields, whilst for other taxonomic levels (e. g. tribe, subspecies) the relevant category needs to be selected from the drop-down list under **Rank**. You can also limit the search results to accepted names, synonyms, illegitimate names and a variety of other taxonomic status with the drop-down list under **Status**.\\ \\ | The **List Species** window is used to search for taxa. You can search for a given **Family**, a **Genus** or **Species** by using the corresponding fields, whilst for other taxonomic levels (e. g. tribe, subspecies) the relevant category needs to be selected from the drop-down list under **Rank**. You can also limit the search results to accepted names, synonyms, illegitimate names and a variety of other taxonomic status with the drop-down list under **Status**.\\ \\ | ||
| By combining search terms with wildcards, it is possible to generate taxon lists. For instance, to search for all species of Jurinea, type Jurinea in **Genus** and the wildcard % in **Species** or, alternatively, | By combining search terms with wildcards, it is possible to generate taxon lists. For instance, to search for all species of Jurinea, type Jurinea in **Genus** and the wildcard % in **Species** or, alternatively, | ||
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| Further combinations are possible. For instance, you can search for all //Carduus// species starting or ending in “s” by typing s% or %s, in **Species**.\\ | Further combinations are possible. For instance, you can search for all //Carduus// species starting or ending in “s” by typing s% or %s, in **Species**.\\ | ||
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| By clicking a taxon in a search the **edit Species** window is accessed. Here the different attributes of the selected taxon (status, literature citation, synonyms, etc.) can be entered or modified. In the following section we will review the possibilities of **edit Species** using //Pinus abies// L. as an example.\\ | By clicking a taxon in a search the **edit Species** window is accessed. Here the different attributes of the selected taxon (status, literature citation, synonyms, etc.) can be entered or modified. In the following section we will review the possibilities of **edit Species** using //Pinus abies// L. as an example.\\ | ||
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| By clicking //Pinus abies// in the **list Species** search page, we access the **edit Species** window for that entry. \\ | By clicking //Pinus abies// in the **list Species** search page, we access the **edit Species** window for that entry. \\ | ||
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| After a brief look at the Plant List, we discover that //Pinus abies// L. is a synonym of //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst., so some editing is needed. To enter the editing mode, press the **Edit** button at the bottom of the page. As a result, the **taxonID** field is displayed in light green. \\ | After a brief look at the Plant List, we discover that //Pinus abies// L. is a synonym of //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst., so some editing is needed. To enter the editing mode, press the **Edit** button at the bottom of the page. As a result, the **taxonID** field is displayed in light green. \\ | ||
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| Click the drop-down list **tax. Status** and select **syn**. \\ | Click the drop-down list **tax. Status** and select **syn**. \\ | ||
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| Input //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst. in the field **accepted Taxon**. This field is auto-completing and typing “pic ab” automatically displays the option //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst. on your screen. You just need to click it to fill in the box. If no suggestions are displayed, the taxon is not yet in the database and you will need to enter it (see next section). \\ | Input //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst. in the field **accepted Taxon**. This field is auto-completing and typing “pic ab” automatically displays the option //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst. on your screen. You just need to click it to fill in the box. If no suggestions are displayed, the taxon is not yet in the database and you will need to enter it (see next section). \\ | ||
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| Now you need to input the reference for the **accepted taxon**. Click **accepted Taxon** and the window **list Synonyms** will open. \\ | Now you need to input the reference for the **accepted taxon**. Click **accepted Taxon** and the window **list Synonyms** will open. \\ | ||
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| Click **add new Line** and the window **edit Synonymy** opens. \\ | Click **add new Line** and the window **edit Synonymy** opens. \\ | ||
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| Input the available information. In field **acc. taxon** type //Picea abies// and in **source**, select **service** and then the name of the online database where you checked, for instance **The Plant List (K and MO)** and the date in **Ref Date**. \\ | Input the available information. In field **acc. taxon** type //Picea abies// and in **source**, select **service** and then the name of the online database where you checked, for instance **The Plant List (K and MO)** and the date in **Ref Date**. \\ | ||
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| Once finished, click the button Update to save changes. \\ | Once finished, click the button Update to save changes. \\ | ||
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| Back in the **edit Species** page you can add literature references by clicking **edit Index** which opens the **list Index** window. \\ | Back in the **edit Species** page you can add literature references by clicking **edit Index** which opens the **list Index** window. \\ | ||
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| Then click **add new Line** (for further details refer to [[documentation: | Then click **add new Line** (for further details refer to [[documentation: | ||
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| Back to the **edit Species** window, it is also possible to include types and protologues. Clicking **edit Type**, opens the window **list Type**. \\ | Back to the **edit Species** window, it is also possible to include types and protologues. Clicking **edit Type**, opens the window **list Type**. \\ | ||
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| By clicking add **new Line** you open the **edit Type** window, which should be filled in with the information extracted from the original publication (protologue). The field **annotations** should contain the //indicatio locotypica// | By clicking add **new Line** you open the **edit Type** window, which should be filled in with the information extracted from the original publication (protologue). The field **annotations** should contain the //indicatio locotypica// | ||
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| You can check the changes in the **edit Species** form, after clicking **Reload**. \\ | You can check the changes in the **edit Species** form, after clicking **Reload**. \\ | ||
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| === Linking a register with its basionym === | === Linking a register with its basionym === | ||
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| Combinations and new names should always be linked with their basionyms. In the preceding example, //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst. needs to be linked to its basionym, //Pinus abies// L. To access the **edit Species** form of //Picea abies//, click the **Link** button under its name in accepted Taxon. You can access the **edit Species** form of any taxon by filling the desired name in the **accepted Taxon** or **Basionym** fields (making sure you are not in editing mode). This will display a drop-down list where you can select the targeted name. Then by clicking **enter** on your keyboard the **Link** button will appear below the field. Click on it and the desired **edit Species** window will open. \\ | Combinations and new names should always be linked with their basionyms. In the preceding example, //Picea abies// (L.) H. Karst. needs to be linked to its basionym, //Pinus abies// L. To access the **edit Species** form of //Picea abies//, click the **Link** button under its name in accepted Taxon. You can access the **edit Species** form of any taxon by filling the desired name in the **accepted Taxon** or **Basionym** fields (making sure you are not in editing mode). This will display a drop-down list where you can select the targeted name. Then by clicking **enter** on your keyboard the **Link** button will appear below the field. Click on it and the desired **edit Species** window will open. \\ | ||
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| Now enter the editing mode and type the basionym name //Pinus abies// L. in the field **basionym**. \\ | Now enter the editing mode and type the basionym name //Pinus abies// L. in the field **basionym**. \\ | ||
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| In order to check if the synonyms are correctly linked enter e. g. // | In order to check if the synonyms are correctly linked enter e. g. // | ||
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| **__Recommendation: | **__Recommendation: | ||
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| - | If your specimen is the type for a later synonymised | + | If your specimen is the type for a later synonymized |
| - | > Note: Only add a new herbarium | + | > Note: Only add an annotation |
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| From the main **list Species** window click on **new entry**, to open a blank data entry form. Check to see if the name has already been entered by typing it in the fields **accepted Taxon** or **Basionym**. A drop-down list will appear showing the most similar names to your input, in alphabetical order. \\ | From the main **list Species** window click on **new entry**, to open a blank data entry form. Check to see if the name has already been entered by typing it in the fields **accepted Taxon** or **Basionym**. A drop-down list will appear showing the most similar names to your input, in alphabetical order. \\ | ||
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| As you can see, //Phonus rhiphaeus// is not yet in the database. Start by typing //Phonus// in the field **Genus**, and selecting the appropriate name from the drop-down list. \\ | As you can see, //Phonus rhiphaeus// is not yet in the database. Start by typing //Phonus// in the field **Genus**, and selecting the appropriate name from the drop-down list. \\ | ||
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| Then type **rhiphaeus** in the **Species** field. As you can see from the drop-down list, the epithet // | Then type **rhiphaeus** in the **Species** field. As you can see from the drop-down list, the epithet // | ||
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| To enter a new epithet, click on the **Species** field and the window **edit Epithet** will open. Type the new epithet and click **Insert**. Now you can select your new epithet from the drop-down list in the **Species** field. Please be very careful with the spelling and always check new epithets in a standard work. Take care not to introduce blank spaces after the last letter if you copy and paste! \\ | To enter a new epithet, click on the **Species** field and the window **edit Epithet** will open. Type the new epithet and click **Insert**. Now you can select your new epithet from the drop-down list in the **Species** field. Please be very careful with the spelling and always check new epithets in a standard work. Take care not to introduce blank spaces after the last letter if you copy and paste! \\ | ||
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| Start typing the author "Font Quer & | Start typing the author "Font Quer & | ||
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| To add a new authorship click on the field **Author** to open th **edit Author** window. Type the new authorship in **Author** and click **Insert**. Now you can select it from the drop-down list. Abbreviations of author names generally follow Brummit & Powell (1992), and are available at the online database ipni.org. Note that only the clickable, underlined author names follow the standardized form. You can include them in our database after adding blank spaces after the initials (e. g. „B.Bremer“ should become „B. Bremer“). Before entering a new complex authorship check separately for the correct standard form of each author’s name. The field **Author** can be filled either with a complex authorship or a single author’s name. In the latter case, you have to fill the **Brummit** field with the complete name and further relevant information such as dates of birth and death. \\ | To add a new authorship click on the field **Author** to open th **edit Author** window. Type the new authorship in **Author** and click **Insert**. Now you can select it from the drop-down list. Abbreviations of author names generally follow Brummit & Powell (1992), and are available at the online database ipni.org. Note that only the clickable, underlined author names follow the standardized form. You can include them in our database after adding blank spaces after the initials (e. g. „B.Bremer“ should become „B. Bremer“). Before entering a new complex authorship check separately for the correct standard form of each author’s name. The field **Author** can be filled either with a complex authorship or a single author’s name. In the latter case, you have to fill the **Brummit** field with the complete name and further relevant information such as dates of birth and death. \\ | ||
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| Finish by adding other information, | Finish by adding other information, | ||
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| If your specimen does not include the accepted name on the herbarium sheet, you will need to add it on a label. (see [[documentation: | If your specimen does not include the accepted name on the herbarium sheet, you will need to add it on a label. (see [[documentation: | ||
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| First, enter the //Pinus abies// L. **edit Species** form by searching in **list Species** or as already explained in the previous section. \\ | First, enter the //Pinus abies// L. **edit Species** form by searching in **list Species** or as already explained in the previous section. \\ | ||
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| Then click **New & Copy** at the bottom of the **edit Species** form. Edit the required fields, in our case **Author** and **accepted Taxon**. \\ | Then click **New & Copy** at the bottom of the **edit Species** form. Edit the required fields, in our case **Author** and **accepted Taxon**. \\ | ||
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| Click **Insert**. \\ | Click **Insert**. \\ | ||
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| Start by selecting **Taxonomy** in the main menu and then clicking **new entry** in the **list Species** form. \\ | Start by selecting **Taxonomy** in the main menu and then clicking **new entry** in the **list Species** form. \\ | ||
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| This opens a new **edit Species** form. \\ | This opens a new **edit Species** form. \\ | ||
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| Make sure that the genus is not yet entered in the database, paying special attention to the existence of possible orthographic variants. Write the new genus (e. g. // | Make sure that the genus is not yet entered in the database, paying special attention to the existence of possible orthographic variants. Write the new genus (e. g. // | ||
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| In our example // | In our example // | ||
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| Open the **edit Genera** window by clicking **Genus** in the new **edit Species** window. \\ | Open the **edit Genera** window by clicking **Genus** in the new **edit Species** window. \\ | ||
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| Start by entering // | Start by entering // | ||
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| Click **Insert** when you are ready, making sure that everything is correct as the fields will no longer be editable after. The **edit Genera** window will close. \\ | Click **Insert** when you are ready, making sure that everything is correct as the fields will no longer be editable after. The **edit Genera** window will close. \\ | ||
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| Now back in the **edit Species** form enter the author(s) in the **Author** field and choose genus in Rank. Then press the **Insert** button. \\ | Now back in the **edit Species** form enter the author(s) in the **Author** field and choose genus in Rank. Then press the **Insert** button. \\ | ||
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| Open a new **edit Species** form, enter the genus name (for example // | Open a new **edit Species** form, enter the genus name (for example // | ||
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| Hybrid formulas appear only as a genus name in the drop-down lists of the **accepted Taxon** or **Basionym** fields (each with its own ID number). To search for hybrid formulas go to the **list Species** form, input the relevant genus name and select **x** in **Status**. \\ | Hybrid formulas appear only as a genus name in the drop-down lists of the **accepted Taxon** or **Basionym** fields (each with its own ID number). To search for hybrid formulas go to the **list Species** form, input the relevant genus name and select **x** in **Status**. \\ | ||
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| Information regarding types and typification should be entered in the database at two levels: **Specimens** and **Taxonomy**. In the **edit Specimens** form the **T** field allows you to choose the kind of type from a drop-down list (holo-, isolecto-, syn-, etc.). The field **typified by** should be filled in with the information available on the researcher who typified the voucher. Enter the researcher´s name, their herbarium or institutional acronym in brackets [e.g. (M) for Munich] and the date of the typification [e.g. S. Zarre (M) 1994]. \\ | Information regarding types and typification should be entered in the database at two levels: **Specimens** and **Taxonomy**. In the **edit Specimens** form the **T** field allows you to choose the kind of type from a drop-down list (holo-, isolecto-, syn-, etc.). The field **typified by** should be filled in with the information available on the researcher who typified the voucher. Enter the researcher´s name, their herbarium or institutional acronym in brackets [e.g. (M) for Munich] and the date of the typification [e.g. S. Zarre (M) 1994]. \\ | ||
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| Clicking on **T** opens the **list Specimens Types** window. Here, you should enter the names a given specimen is the type for. Click **add new line** to start inputting information and a second window **edit Specimens Types** will open. Enter the basionym in **taxon** (here only basionyms are correct), the kind of type in **type**, the reviser with institution acronym in **typified by** and date if available in **date**. Any further information can be added in **annotations** [e. g. information about lectotypification (please add the reference), divergent opinions about the typifications, | Clicking on **T** opens the **list Specimens Types** window. Here, you should enter the names a given specimen is the type for. Click **add new line** to start inputting information and a second window **edit Specimens Types** will open. Enter the basionym in **taxon** (here only basionyms are correct), the kind of type in **type**, the reviser with institution acronym in **typified by** and date if available in **date**. Any further information can be added in **annotations** [e. g. information about lectotypification (please add the reference), divergent opinions about the typifications, | ||
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| Note that a given specimen can be the type of more than one name, or that different revisers may hold conflicting or complementary opinions. In this case, use **add new line** to enter further typifications as explained before. If a certain species is type for a genus, you need to add this information to the type specimen. \\ | Note that a given specimen can be the type of more than one name, or that different revisers may hold conflicting or complementary opinions. In this case, use **add new line** to enter further typifications as explained before. If a certain species is type for a genus, you need to add this information to the type specimen. \\ | ||
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| Above the **Genus** field there is the **type specimens** button, which allows you to check the typification entries for the relevant taxon. This opens the **list Specimens** window, which displays the typified name (basionym) on the top with all the entered specimens listed under their accepted names. The **specimens** button takes you to the main **list Specimens** window where you will see all the specimens entered under the name, including those that are not types for that name. The number in brackets next to each button indicates the number of entries in each case.\\ | Above the **Genus** field there is the **type specimens** button, which allows you to check the typification entries for the relevant taxon. This opens the **list Specimens** window, which displays the typified name (basionym) on the top with all the entered specimens listed under their accepted names. The **specimens** button takes you to the main **list Specimens** window where you will see all the specimens entered under the name, including those that are not types for that name. The number in brackets next to each button indicates the number of entries in each case.\\ | ||
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| === Taxonomy === | === Taxonomy === | ||
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| === Literature online === | === Literature online === | ||
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| === Further useful links === | === Further useful links === | ||
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| - | Karen´s diagram (Google docs)[[https:// | + | Karen´s diagram (Google docs)[[https:// |
| - | Name categories diagram (Google docs) [[https:// | + | Name categories diagram (Google docs) [[https:// |
| - | Captures of name categories diagram (Google docs) [[https:// | + | Captures of name categories diagram (Google docs) [[https:// |
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| __**Case 1**__ \\ | __**Case 1**__ \\ | ||
| - | Dealing with a lectotypified taxon consisting of several syntypes which are recently linked to different accepted taxa you might have problems to print labels | + | Dealing with a lectotypified taxon consisting of several syntypes which are recently linked to different accepted taxa, you may have problems to print labels |
| - | In such a case you have to change | + | In such a case you have to temporarily |
| - | It is very important not to forget | + | Remember |
| ### mit Beispiel und vermutlich auch screenshots ###### | ### mit Beispiel und vermutlich auch screenshots ###### | ||
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