Instance information
BCO preferred label
organism
comment
A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous.
description
Instances of the dwc:Organism class are intended to facilitate linking one or more dwc:Identification instances to one or more dwc:Occurrence instances. Therefore, things that are typically assigned scientific names (such as viruses, hybrids, and lichens) and aggregates whose occurrences are typically recorded (such as packs, clones, and colonies) are included in the scope of this class.
example of usage
A specific bird. A specific wolf pack. A specific instance of a bacterial culture.
isDefinedBy
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/
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