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Parameter: PARASITE_SPECIES_NAME_AphiaID

Dataset: 
Parasite taxonomic and life cycle information
Parameter: 
taxon_code
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 ten digit number from the NODC Taxonomic List, v. 8.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PARASITE_SPECIES_NAME_AphiaID
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Numerical identifier from World Register of Marine Species that matches the lowest known taxonomic level of the parasite species or morphogroup name.