Parameter: AphiaID

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 taxon_code
Short Description:
 taxon_code
Official Name:
 taxon_code
No Data Value:
Description:
 

taxonomic group or entity code, such as the ten digit number from the NODC Taxonomic List, v. 8.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
AphiaID
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS; http://www.marinespecies.org/) species identifier