Parameter: HOST_ID

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection Data
Parameter: 
sample identification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample
Short Description:
 sample identification
Official Name:
 sample
No Data Value:
Description:
 

unique sample identification or number; any combination of alpha numeric characters; precise definition is file dependent

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

A unique identifier for the host individual usually including four letters from the host scientific or higher taxon name and two to three numbers indicating the individual. For host individuals identified to species, the four letters at the beginning of the host ID are the first two letters of the genus and the first two letters of the species.