family

Term name
family

Definition
The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.

Recommendation
Recommended

Guidelines
spell out the full scientific name

Controlled vocabulary
Use standardized institution codes such as:


 * taxonRank = controlled vocabulary: http://vocabularies.gbif.org/vocabularies/taxon_rank [NOTE KCP: this link does not seem to work?]

Other resources
LINKS TO RESOURCES, PERHAPS WITH EXPLANATION