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Parameter: PARASITE_FAMILY

Dataset: 
Hydrothermal vent parasite species reported in published literature
Parameter: 
family
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 family
Short Description:
 family
Official Name:
 family
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Family. One of the levels in the taxonomic system of classification; typically ends in 'ae'. . May include super-family and sub-family.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PARASITE_FAMILY
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
If known, the current accepted family of the parasite or other symbiont from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. Missing data identifier NR (not reported in original publication)