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Parameter: AphiaID

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 AphiaID (from the World Register of Marine Species), NCBI taxon_id, or the ten digit number from the NODC Taxonomic List, v. 8.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
AphiaID
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Aphia ID for taxonomic identification. See World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) for more information about Aphia IDs