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Taxonomic Name Subgenus Delimiter Tool

Parse an explicitly parenthesized subgenus in a documented ASCII name subset.

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Description

Split a restricted genus-subgenus-epithet spelling.

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.

Split a restricted genus-subgenus-epithet spelling.

When to use this tool

Use Taxonomic Name Subgenus Delimiter when checking the stated taxonomic source, name-token, date or concept-support convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter name. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read genus, subgenus, epithet. Use the output convention below.

Split a restricted genus-subgenus-epithet spelling. Require capitalized ASCII genus and parenthesized subgenus followed by lowercase ASCII/hyphen epithet in the implemented exact-spacing grammar; return the three fields.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
nameNameRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
genusGenusRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
subgenusSubgenusRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
epithetEpithetRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "name": "Aus (Bus) cus"
  },
  "output": {
    "genus": "Aus",
    "subgenus": "Bus",
    "epithet": "cus"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • This intentionally excludes many real names and authorities; lexical acceptance is not a taxonomic identification or full nomenclatural-code validation.
  • 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

  1. Calculation and input contract: biosystematics/taxonomic-name-subgenus-delimiter — tool.io

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