Common Names tab

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:

1. Enter a name in the Common Name: (Common Names)field

   -OR-

   Select a name from the Common Names Lookup List (click the Lookup List button).

2. Move to the Geographic Location: (Common Names) field and enter the geographical location where this name is used

   -OR-

   Select a name from the Geographic Location: (Common Names) Lookup List.

3. Move to the Language: (Common Names) field and enter the name's language

   -OR-

   Select a language from the Language: (Common Names) Lookup List.

4. Move to the Reference: (Common Names) field and click the Attach button.

   The Bibliography module displays.

5. Search for and attach the record of a bibliographic reference in which this Common Name is used.
6. Add any comments in the Comments: (Common Names) field.
7. To add another Common Name, click 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:

1. Move to the Informal Name: (Informal Names) field and enter an Informal Name.
2. Move to the Reference: (Informal Names) field and click the Attach button.

   The Bibliography module displays.

3. Search for and attach the record of a bibliographic reference in which this Informal Name is used.
4. Add any comments in the Comments: (Informal Names) field.
5. To add another Informal Name, click .