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        newTaxon = (Taxon) taxonService.save(newTaxon);

    }

    @Override

    @Transactional

    public UpdateResult createNewTaxonNode(UUID parentNodeUuid, UUID taxonUuid, Reference ref, String microref){

        UpdateResult result = new UpdateResult();

        TaxonNode parent = dao.load(parentNodeUuid);

        Taxon taxon = (Taxon) taxonService.load(taxonUuid);

        TaxonNode child = null;

        try{

            child = parent.addChildTaxon(taxon, parent.getReference(), parent.getMicroReference());

        }catch(Exception e){

            result.addException(e);

            result.setError();

            return result;

        }

//        child = dao.save(child);

        dao.saveOrUpdate(parent);

        result.addUpdatedObject(parent);

        if (child != null){

            result.setCdmEntity(child);

        }

        return result;