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Taxon Registry

Overview​

You can register a new taxon manually or by importing a CSV file.

Register a new taxon​

Required fields​

  • Class: The class of the taxon.
  • Order: The order of the taxon.
  • Family: The family of the taxon.
  • Genus: The genus of the taxon.
  • Specific epithet: The specific epithet of the taxon.

Optional fields​

  • Author: The author of the taxon and the year of the publication.
  • Common name: The common name of the taxon.
  • IUCN Red List category: The IUCN Red List status of the taxon.
  • CITES status: The CITES status of the taxon.
  • Country conservation status: The conservation status of the taxon in a specific country.
  • Sorting order: Arbitrary order to sort the taxon. It is mostly use when you export the record. For example, you can use the phylogenetic order.
  • Notes: Any additional information about the taxon.

Manual registration​

  1. Go to the project dashboard.
  2. At the taxon panel, click on the + Add taxon button.
  3. Fill in the taxon information.

Import from CSV​

  1. Prepare a CSV file.
  2. Go to the project dashboard.
  3. At the taxon panel, click on the Import from file button.
  4. Use the Select file button to add the CSV file. The app will automatically map the columns to the correct fields.

Edit a taxon​

  1. Go to the project dashboard.
  2. At the taxon panel inside the registered taxon, click on the View all button.
  3. Click on the pencil icon to edit the taxon.