This tab is for recording details about Common and Informal Names for a species.
- A species can have one or more Common Names, and the same Common Name can be used for more than one species! In short, a Common Name is a name by which a species is known that is not the official scientific name.
- An Informal Name is a loose and informal (unofficial) name typically used by taxonomists / scientists to identify one or more organisms before the organisms were officially classified.
The tab comprises two tables:
To record details about a Common Name for this species:
- Enter a name in the Common Name: (Common Names)field
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Select a name from the Common Names Lookup List (click the Lookup List
button). - Move to the Geographic Location: (Common Names) field and enter the geographical location where this name is used
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Select a name from the Geographic Location: (Common Names) Lookup List.
- Move to the Language: (Common Names) field and enter the name's language
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Select a language from the Language: (Common Names) Lookup List.
- Move to the Reference: (Common Names) field and click Attach
.The Bibliography module displays.
- Search for and attach the record of a bibliographic reference in which this Common Name is used.
- Add any comments in the Comments: (Common Names) field.
- To add another Common Name, click the last row in the table (the one with the asterisk).
Note: The Common Name displays along with the species' scientific name in the Summary Data.
To record details about an Informal Name for this species:
- Move to the Informal Name: (Informal Names) field and enter an Informal Name.
- Move to the Reference: (Informal Names) field and click Attach .
The Bibliography module displays.
- Search for and attach the record of a bibliographic reference in which this Informal Name is used.
- Add any comments in the Comments: (Informal Names) field.
- To add another Informal Name, click the last row in the table (the one with the asterisk).
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