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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=631055506-04112010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Right, but that's only one of two types of "identified as
Perciformes" circumstances. The other is, "there are many different
species represented, but all fall within my taxon concept circumscription
for Perciformes".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=631055506-04112010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>So the key question becomes: is your use of the word "species"
in "Order Perciformes species undetermined" necessarily singular, or might it
also be plural?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=631055506-04112010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Aloha,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=631055506-04112010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Rich</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org
[mailto:tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peter
DeVries<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 03, 2010 7:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [tdwg-content] An individual
identified to a higher group like Order, is still an instance of a species -
just a species that is currently unspecified<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR clear=all>What I would recommend is that you treat a specimen
that is identified to an order (Perciformes) with something like the
following.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Species => <FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#006600>Order
Perciformes species undetermined.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The individual is still an instance of a species, however that species
has yet to be determined.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>What would work best is to have some standard way of writing the green
string above.</DIV>
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<DIV>This would allow the occurrences that are of individuals identified only
to the Order Perciformes, to be interpreted as a species that falls
somewhere within the Order Perciformes.</DIV>
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<DIV>- Pete</DIV>
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