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A specimen record brings together identification, preparation, capture data, and the physical parts of a specimen. Each specimen links to a collecting event, which supplies the locality, method, collector, and coordinate.
In this section
Section titled “In this section”- Setting up specimen records: configure field IDs, tissue IDs, specimen types, and treatments before data entry.
- Adding a new specimen record: add a record with the
+button A, then select theCatalogerB,TaxonD, andConditionC. - Collection and Identification: core specimen metadata and the read-only taxonomy panel.
- Capture Records: link the specimen to its collecting event, site, method, and coordinate.
- Measurements: the measurement form E, shared fields, and one page per taxon group, including bat fields F for mammals.
- Specimen Parts: voucher preparations, tissues, and parasites G.
- Associated Data and Media: linked digital data, files, and media.
- Managing specimen records: duplicate, sort, export, import, and delete specimen records.