Description
Preserve a supplied taxon name with source and edition key.
Taxonomic names, authorship strings, nomenclatural types and source-defined taxon concepts are related but distinct records. A literal token parser or source-label comparison can preserve a stated convention without resolving accepted taxonomy or establishing compliance with the applicable nomenclatural code.
Preserve a supplied taxon name with source and edition key.
When to use this tool
Use Taxon Name Diacritic Source Preserver when checking the stated taxonomic source, name-token, date or concept-support convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter name, source, edition. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read preserved, sourceKey, utf16Length. Use the output convention below.
Preserve a supplied taxon name with source and edition key. Require all nonempty; preserved is unchanged name, sourceKey serializes [source,edition,name], utf16Length counts code units.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| name | Name | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| source | Source | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| edition | Edition | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| preserved | Preserved | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| sourceKey | Source Key | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| utf16Length | Number of UTF-16 code units, distinct from graphemes or code points. | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"name": "Aus böus",
"source": "catalog-A",
"edition": "v1"
},
"output": {
"preserved": "Aus böus",
"sourceKey": "[\"catalog-A\",\"v1\",\"Aus böus\"]",
"utf16Length": 8
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No Unicode normalization or transliteration is applied; preserved diacritics do not establish accepted spelling or nomenclatural status.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the original taxonomic treatment and applicable nomenclatural code, and use source-aware taxonomic resolution for accepted names, priority or type status.
References
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