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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
This is an ontology of taxonomic terms (names of taxonomic groups) used in the systematics of fish, including non-teleost groups such as Chondrichtyes (sharks and rays), Sarcopterygia (lungfish and coelacanths), lampreys, and hagfish.  It contains (as of August 2010) over 36,000 names and over 43,000 taxonomic synonyms.  A majority of the taxonomic names and synonyms were made available from the [http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp Catalog of Fishes].  Additional names and synonyms were added as a result of our curation activities.
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This is an ontology of taxonomic terms (names of taxonomic groups) used in the systematics of fish, including non-teleost groups such as Chondrichtyes (sharks and rays), Sarcopterygia (lungfish and coelacanths), lampreys, and hagfish.  It contains (as of August 2010) over 36,000 names and over 43,000 taxonomic synonyms.  A majority of the taxonomic names and synonyms were made available from the [http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp Catalog of Fishes].  Additional names and synonyms are added as a result of our curation activities.
  
 
The current release may be found [http://obo.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/obo/obo/ontology/taxonomy/teleost_taxonomy.obo here].
 
The current release may be found [http://obo.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/obo/obo/ontology/taxonomy/teleost_taxonomy.obo here].

Revision as of 21:24, 17 August 2010

Summary

This is an ontology of taxonomic terms (names of taxonomic groups) used in the systematics of fish, including non-teleost groups such as Chondrichtyes (sharks and rays), Sarcopterygia (lungfish and coelacanths), lampreys, and hagfish. It contains (as of August 2010) over 36,000 names and over 43,000 taxonomic synonyms. A majority of the taxonomic names and synonyms were made available from the Catalog of Fishes. Additional names and synonyms are added as a result of our curation activities.

The current release may be found here.

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Organization

                              Ictaluridae   -------------------->  TaxRank:Family
                                   ^               has_rank
                                   |
                              is_a |
                                   |
                               Ictalurus    -------------------->  TaxRank:Genus
                                   ^             has_rank
                                   |
                              is_a |
                                   |
                          Ictalurus punctatus ------------------>  TaxRank:Species
                                                 has_rank