Hierarchy tab

The Hierarchy tab presents the taxonomic hierarchy of a name:

Hierarchy

Building a hierarchical view of a name requires that the Parent: (Classification) attachment field on the Classification tab is used when adding a name to the Taxonomy module (see Method 1: Attaching to a parent record for details).

When the Hierarchy tab is selected, the taxonomic hierarchy of a name is presented to one level below the current record. In this example, the current record (displaying in blue text in the hierarchy) is the Family Demoidae record:

Hierarchy tab

To display the full hierarchy of a name, click the Expand hierarchy Browse Thesaurus button button:

Hierarchy

To display the record for any name in the hierarchy:

  1. Select the name in the Hierarchy list, e.g. Aus:

    Hierarchy

  2. Click the View View Attachments button.

    Another Taxonomy module will open and display the Aus record:

    Hierarchy