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APHIA - Taxon names ontology

Metadata

URI
https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Creator(s)
Digital Flanders
0496vr396
stlab
Modified
2024-02-10
Issued
2023-08-30
Version Information
Second version 0.2 - changed URIs from w3id.org/ to aphia.org/; changed the name of the ontology from taxa-name to taxon-name; introduced some alignments to Darwin Core for some properties; changed some definitions (e.g., authorship).
Version URI
https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/0.2
Imports
http://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl
https://aphia.org/ns/top-level
License
http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/licence/CC_BY_4_0
Ontology RDF
RDF (turtle)

Description

This is the ontology of taxon names and all taxonomic information as available from the WoRMS system. It imports the top-level ontology of the APHIA network of ontologies, and is aligned to skos-xl.

Table of Contents

  1. Classes
  2. Object Properties
  3. Functional Properties
  4. Datatype Properties
  5. Annotation Properties
  6. Named Individuals
  7. Namespaces
  8. Legend

Overview

Pictures say 1,000 words
Figure 1: Ontology overview

Classes ↑

LinguisticSystemc # Classes

URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/LinguisticSystem

Locationc # Classes

URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location

Rankc # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Rank
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

The particular level in a taxonomic classification that a name occupies. Examples are: species, family, genus, subspecies, etc. The indivuals of this class can be concepts of a controlled vocabulary.
Super-classes dul:Conceptc
skos:Conceptc
In range of is of rankfp

Statusc # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Status
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

The status of the use of the taxon name (usually a taxonomic opinion).
Super-classes dul:Conceptc
skos:Conceptc
In range of has statusfp

Taxonc # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Taxon
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

A group of organisms asserted by taxonomists to form a natural cohesive biological unit.
Super-classes dul:Conceptc
skos:Conceptc
Restrictions is denoted byop only https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Namec
has parent taxonfp max 1 Taxonc
is denoted byop some https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Namec
has child taxonop only Taxonc
dct:source only https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Sourcec
In domain of is denoted byop
has accepted namefp
has synonym nameop
has parent taxonfp
has child taxonop
In range of has child taxonop
denotesop
has parent taxonfp

Taxon Namec # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/TaxonName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

A name of a particular taxon of any rank (e.g., a genus, a species, a family, etc.). It may be accepted/valid or not. The taxon author is frequently included when indicating a taxon name, as it can help distinguish between different uses of the same name (such as homonyms).
Super-classes https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Namec
skosxl:Labelc
Restrictions has statusfp exactly 1 Statusc
scientific name (without author)dp max 1
aphia identifierfp exactly 1
full scientific name (with author)dp exactly 1
is synonym ofop only Taxon Namec
is of rankfp exactly 1 Rankc
dct:source only https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Sourcec
has synonymop only Taxon Namec
ha unaccepted reasonop max 1 Unaccepted Reasonc
https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/hasIdentifier only https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Identifierc
authorshipfp max 1
In domain of aphia identifierfp
ha unaccepted reasonop
authorshipfp
has statusfp
scientific name (without author)dp
has synonymop
is of rankfp
is synonym ofop
full scientific name (with author)dp
In range of has accepted namefp
has synonym nameop
has synonymop
is synonym ofop

Unaccepted Reasonc # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/UnacceptedReason
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

An explanation regarding why a given taxon name is judged to be invalid or not accepted. The individuals of this class can be concepts of a specific controlled vocabulary with values like: synonym, misapplied, original combination, new combination, etc.
Super-classes dul:Conceptc
skos:Conceptc
In range of ha unaccepted reasonop

Vernacular Namec # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/VernacularName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

A name other than a taxon name (scientific name) that is commonly used to refer to a species or other taxon. Examples are salmon, rainbow trout, acciuga etc. The language (e.g., English, Italian, etc.) is usually indicated for each vernacular name.
Super-classes https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Namec
Restrictions dct:source only https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Sourcec
dct:languageap only dct:LinguisticSystemc
vernacular namedp only rdf:PlainLiteralc
dct:coverageop only dct:Locationc
In domain of vernacular namedp

Identifierc # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Identifier

IdentifierTypec # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/IdentifierType

Sourcec # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Source

Systemc # Classes

URI https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/System

Object Properties ↑

coverageop # OPs

URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage

denotesop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/denotes
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property used to represent a name for a taxon.
Super-properties dul:associatedWith
Inverse properties is denoted byop
Domain(s) https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Namec
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Taxonc

has child taxonop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasChild
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property that allows representing the direct child taxon in a classification.
Super-properties skos:narrower
Inverse properties has parent taxonfp
Domain(s) Taxonc
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Taxonc

has synonymop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasSynonym
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property used to specify synonymity relations between taxon names.
Super-properties dct:relation
Inverse properties is synonym ofop
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/TaxonNamec

has synonym nameop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasSynonymName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Proprietà used to connect the taxon with its names considered synonyms.
Super-properties is denoted byop
Domain(s) Taxonc
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/TaxonNamec

ha unaccepted reasonop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasUnacceptedReason
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property used to specify the motivation for which a name is not accepted for a taxon name.
Super-properties dul:associatedWith
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/UnacceptedReasonc

is denoted byop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/isDenotedBy
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Inverse property of 'denotes' that allows one to specify the name for a taxon.
Super-properties dul:associatedWith
Domain(s) Taxonc
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/top-level/Namec

is synonym ofop # OPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/isSynonymOf
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Inverse property of 'has synonym'.
Super-properties dct:relation
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/TaxonNamec

Functional Properties ↑

aphia identifierfp # FPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/aphiaID
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Unique and persistent code within WoRMS.
Super-properties dwc:scientificNameID dct:identifier
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) rdfs:Literalc

authorshipfp # FPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/authorship
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

The authorship information, expressed as a string, for the scientific name, formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclatural code.
Super-properties dwc:scientificNameAuthorship
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) rdf:PlainLiteralc

has accepted namefp # FPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasAcceptedName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property used to represent the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) scientific name for a taxon.
Super-properties is denoted byop
Domain(s) Taxonc
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/TaxonNamec

has parent taxonfp # FPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasParent
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property that allows representing the direct parent taxon in a classification. The parent of a species is usually a genus; the parent of a genus is usually a family, and so on.
Super-properties skos:broader
Domain(s) Taxonc
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Taxonc

has statusfp # FPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/hasStatus
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property used to connect the taxon name with its status (e.g., accepted, unaccepted).
Super-properties dul:associatedWith
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Statusc

is of rankfp # FPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/isOfRank
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

Property used to specify the rank in a taxonomic classification for the taxon name.
Super-properties dul:associatedWith
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/Rankc

Datatype Properties ↑

full scientific name (with author)dp # DPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/fullScientificName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

The complete scientific name in Latin including the authorship information (author, year).
Super-properties dwc:scientificName skosxl:literalForm
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) rdf:PlainLiteralc

scientific name (without author)dp # DPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/scientificName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

The scientific name in Latin that does not include information on the authorship (author, year).
Super-properties skosxl:literalForm
Domain(s) Taxon Namec
Range(s) rdf:PlainLiteralc

vernacular namedp # DPs

URI https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name/vernacularName
Is Defined By https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
Description

The common name expressed in various languages.
Super-properties skosxl:literalForm dwc:vernacularName
Domain(s) Vernacular Namec
Range(s) rdf:PlainLiteralc

Annotation Properties ↑

languageap # APs

URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/language

licenseap # APs

URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/license

minQualifiedCardinalityap # APs

URI http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#minQualifiedCardinality

wasDerivedFromap # APs

URI http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasDerivedFrom

Named Individuals ↑

Digital Flandersni

Class(es)
foaf:Organization
URI https://aphia.org/resource/organisation/dv

Namespaces ↑

default (:)
https://aphia.org/ns/taxon-name
brick
https://brickschema.org/schema/Brick#
csvw
http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw#
dc
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
dcam
http://purl.org/dc/dcam/
dcat
http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#
dcmitype
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/
dct
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
doap
http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#
dul
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/DUL.owl#
dwc
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/
foaf
http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
geo
http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
odrl
http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/
org
http://www.w3.org/ns/org#
owl
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
prof
http://www.w3.org/ns/dx/prof/
prov
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
qb
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#
rdf
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
sdo
https://schema.org/
sh
http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#
skos
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
skosxl
http://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#
sosa
http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/
ssn
http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/
time
http://www.w3.org/2006/time#
vann
http://purl.org/vocab/vann/
void
http://rdfs.org/ns/void#
wgs
https://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#
xsd
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

Legend

cClasses
opObject Properties
fpFunctional Properties
dpData Properties
apAnnotation Properties
pProperties
niNamed Individuals