Enter search terms to search the following fields within the Taxonomic Data table for records published from 1993 to the present.
- Super Taxa
- Taxa Notes
- Organism Classifier
- Organism Name
- Variant
- Details
Records published between 1969-1992 contain only information from the Super Taxa, Taxa Notes, and Organism Classifier fields. Earlier records (1926 - 1968) may include the Organism Name and Variant fields.
You can search by entering either Super Taxa terms or Biosystematic Codes.
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Super Taxa Terms: Search Examples
- Angiospermae
- Dicotyledones
- Ornithorhynchidae OR Tachyglossidae
- Zapodidae SAME new
Biosystematic Codes: Search Examples
- 13500
- 15*
- 86425-New
To see a list of Super Taxa terms, click this link.
Organism Classifiers List
Click the organism classifiers link to access a list of Taxonomic names that you can add to your query. Using the Organism Classifers search aid allows you to locate the preferred terms to add to your search.
Search Tips
To find new species of an organism, enter new in the Taxonomic Data field.
Taxonomic names are automatically searched when you do a Topic search.
About Super Taxa Terms
Super Taxa are high-level Taxonomic terms that refer to broad categories of organisms, including microorganisms.
About Biosystematic Codes
Biosystematic codes are five-digit codes representing Taxonomic groups above the genus level. Records that are indexed with a code followed by the word New report a new species in the family represented by the code. Example:
Osteichthyes [85206-New]