• Table of contents
• CDM FAQs
  • • Where are basionym authorteams?
    • How can plain lists of literature references be attached to a taxon?
    • Taxon relations vs Name relations
    • Original Source ID

CDM FAQs¶

Where are basionym authorteams?¶

Year of publication and/or basionym authorteams of a scientific name might be known although the nomenclatural reference or the basionym itself is not known. A “dummy” reference and/or a “dummy” basionym will be created that keeps this data to enforce consistency. See #125

How can plain lists of literature references be attached to a taxon?¶

The recommended way is to create an empty Cdm:description:TaxonDescription for each literature resource and use the source property to hold the reference.

Taxon relations vs Name relations¶

The CdmLibrary logic does not cross the border between names and taxa. So if you create a new basionym relationship between two names NO homotypic synonym relationship is created automatically. On the contrary if a basionym relationship exists between two names, but no synonym relationship between 2 taxon concepts with the respective names, the 2 taxa are not considered synonyms!

Original Source ID¶

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For importing data from an other source you have to add the an original source ()

IdentifiableEntity idEntity;
ReferenceBase ref;
int originalId;
OriginalSource originalSource = new OriginalSource();
originalSource.setIdInSource(String.valueOf(originalId));
originalSource.setCitation(ref);
idEntity.addSource(originalSource);