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                ITaxonTreeNode treeNode = (ITaxonTreeNode) selectedObject;

                if(treeNode instanceof Classification){

                    //FIXME can this ever happen?

                    return CdmStore.getService(IClassificationService.class).load(treeNode.getUuid());

                }

                else if(treeNode instanceof TaxonNode){

                	TaxonNode node =  CdmStore.getService(ITaxonNodeService.class).load(treeNode.getUuid());

                	if(node.getTaxon()!=null){

                	    //FIXME this taxon is not used. Do we need this call?

                	    Taxon taxon = (Taxon) CdmStore.getService(ITaxonService.class).load(node.getTaxon().getUuid());

                	}

                	else if(node.getClassification()!=null){

                	    return CdmStore.getService(IClassificationService.class).load(node.getClassification().getUuid());

                	}

                    return node;

                }