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:; 2. The taxon name/concept in the original publication does not correspond exactly to the NCBI taxon, but sequence data are available. | :; 2. The taxon name/concept in the original publication does not correspond exactly to the NCBI taxon, but sequence data are available. | ||
:: Example: The ciliate species [[Item:Q52|''Eufolliculina methanicola'']] was described and named in a scientific publication, but sequences from that study were published under a non-specific identifier "Folluculinidae sp." in the NCBI Taxonomy, that potentially represents sequences from multiple taxa. | :: Example: The ciliate species [[Item:Q52|''Eufolliculina methanicola'']] was described and named in a scientific publication, but sequences from that study were published under a non-specific identifier "Folluculinidae sp." in the NCBI Taxonomy, that potentially represents sequences from multiple taxa. | ||
:: Therefore, the item for ''Eufolliculina methanicola'' is encoded in this database as an instance of [[Item:Q56|" | :: Therefore, the item for ''Eufolliculina methanicola'' is encoded in this database as an instance of [[Item:Q56|"taxon without equivalent NCBI taxon"]], because it does not have an exact equivalent in the NCBI Taxonomy, although we think it represents a legitimate taxon, based on the information in the cited references. | ||
:: To allow us to track the identity, should the NCBI Taxonomy be updated in the future, a representative NCBI sequence record for this taxon, as given in the original publication that described it, is linked to this item with the property [[Property:P28|"representative sequence for | :: To allow us to track the identity, should the NCBI Taxonomy be updated in the future, a representative NCBI sequence record for this taxon, as given in the original publication that described it, is linked to this item with the property [[Property:P28|"representative sequence for taxon without equivalent NCBI taxon"]]. | ||
:; 3. No sequence data are available for a given taxon name/concept. | :; 3. No sequence data are available for a given taxon name/concept. | ||
:: Possible reasons: | :: Possible reasons: | ||
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| species or strain | | species or strain | ||
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| [[Item:Q56| | | [[Item:Q56|taxon without equivalent NCBI taxon]] | ||
| yes | | yes | ||
| no | | no | ||