List of Annotations, Annotation Values and Their Definitions

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Life Stage (within Animalia)

• Adult
• Egg (within Animalia, except Placentalia)
• Juvenile (except Pterygota)
• Larva (within Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, Megaloptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Raphidioptera)
• Nymph (within Dermaptera, Blattodea, Embiidina, Hemiptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Plecoptera, Ephemeroptera, Mantodea, Notoptera, Phasmida, Psocodea, Thysanoptera, Zoraptera)
• Pupa (within Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, Megaloptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Raphidioptera)
• Subimago (within Ephemeroptera)
• Teneral: Adult that has recently emerged but has not yet achieved its final adult form

Sex (Life except Fungi, Oligochaeta, Viruses, Hirudinea, Nudibranchia, Bacteria, Archaea, Homo)

• Female
• Male
• Cannot Be Determined: Cannot be determined from the evidence provided

Plant Phenology (within Plantae)

• Flowering (within Angiospermae): Flowers visible, open, and still attached to the plant
• Flower Budding (within Angiospermae): Flower buds are visible but not open
• Fruiting (within Angiospermae): Fruit is visible and still attached to the plant
• No Evidence of Flowering (within Angiospermae): Media provides no evidence of reproductive structures

Alive or Dead (within Animalia)

• Alive: Organism is living and shows no signs of imminent death
• Dead: Organism is dead or shows imminent signs of death
• Cannot Be Determined: Cannot be determined from the evidence provided

Evidence of Presence (within Life, except Homo and Plantae.)

• Bone (within Vertebrata): Predominantly endoskeletal remains. Partial bone exposure in an otherwise intact organism should be labeled “organism”
• Construction (within Animalia): Something created by an animal, made with or excavated from other materials. Examples of things that are Constructions: spider web, burrow, nest or hive, caddisfly larva casing, egg sac or egg case. Examples of things that are not Constructions: coral reef, mollusk shell, hermit crab shell, galls.
• Feather (within Aves): One or more feathers not attached to an organism
• Egg (within Animalia except Placentalia): Whole egg or part of an egg.
• Gall: (within Life except Chordata, Echinodermata, Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea, Mollusca, Araneae, Odonata) Deformed plant tissue outgrowth caused by a parasitic organism
• Hair (within Mammalia): Hair that is no longer attached to the organism from which it originated.
• Leafmine (within Insecta except Odonata, Blattodea, Dermaptera, Ephemeroptera, Mantodea, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Notoptera, Orthoptera, Plecoptera, Psocodea, Raphidioptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Thysanoptera, Trichoptera, Zoraptera, Embioptera, Hemiptera, Cecidomyiidae, Archaeognatha, Zygentoma): Evidence of feeding between the dermal layers of a leaf.
• Molt (within Arthropoda and Reptilia): Discarded skin or exoskeleton.
• Organism: (within Animalia) Whole or partial organism
• Scat: (within Animalia) Fecal matter (not owl pellets or other regurgitated matter)
• Track: (within Animalia) Impression in ground or snow made by an organism

Established (within Amphibia and Reptilia)

• Not Established: Organism belongs to an unestablished population including released/escaped pets, hitch-hikers and vagrants.

Revised on December 16, 2024 02:12 PM by bouteloua