Parameter: BASIS_FOR_TAXONOMIC_ASSIGNMENT

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection Data
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
BASIS_FOR_TAXONOMIC_ASSIGNMENT
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Whether the species or lowest possible taxonomic level identification of the parasite or other symbiont was based on morphological features, genetic identification by 18S or 28S barcoding, or both. Missing data identifier NA (not applicable).