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Identifier (Taxonomy)

Definition:

Observation:

• N.B.: Do not confuse the Identifier field with the Collector field. The Identifier field contains the name of the person who identified the specimen. The Collector field contains the name of the person who harvested, gathered, or sampled the specimen. It is possible, but not mandatory, for the two fields to contain the same name.

Entry rules:

1. Enter the family name, followed by a comma, a space and the first name.
   Example

   	Identifier	Takashi, David

2. Initials should be followed by periods.
   Example

   	Identifier	Rosa, Claudio O.

3. Periods and commas should be followed by a space, unless they are followed by other punctuation.
   Example

   	Identifier	Rosa, Claudio O.; Poirier, Louise

4. If an individual has an honorific title, enter his or her family name, comma, space, first name, comma, space and the title.
   Example

   	Identifier	Dumoulin, Pierre, Father

5. If you wish to enter two names for the same person, first enter the name by which he or she is best known, following the rules above, and add the other name in parentheses without inverting it.
   Example 1

   	Identifier	Dupuis, Juliette (Juliette Carrier)

   Example 2

   	Identifier	Saint-Stanislas, Sister, a.s.v. (Gabrielle Beaulieu)

6. Names of organizations must be entered in full, respecting their spelling and without abbreviations.
   Example

   	Identifier	Jean Little & Son Ltd.

7. Enter the acronym if it is the most widely known name of the business, followed by the full name in parentheses.
   Example

   	Identifier	IRBV (Institut de recherche en biologie végétale de l'Université de Montréal)

8. This field may contain multiple entries separated by a semicolon followed by a space.
   Example

   	Identifier	Vinh, Robert; Granger, Pierre