Parameter: scientificNameID

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: 
scientificNameID
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Machine-readable Life Science Identifier (LSID) that pairs the AphiaID from World Register of Marine Species to the scientificName. Darwin Core term http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameID