Template:Specimen/doc

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Usage

{{Specimen
 |taxon        =
 |authority    =
 |photographer =
 |source       =
 |date         =
 |description  =
 |permission   =
}}

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefaultStatus
taxonTaxon or scientific name of the organism, without authority name; italics should be added manually, if requiredExamplum examplumrequired
authorityName (and in zoological names year) of the authority (e.g. Lesson, 1829). The authority is the name of the scientist who first validly published the name. For example, in 1758 Linnaeus gave the Asian elephant the scientific name Elephas maximus, so the name is sometimes written as "Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758". In botany, the names of authors are frequently abbreviated: the abbreviation 'L.' is universally accepted for Linnaeus, and in botany there is a regulated list of standard abbreviations (see list of botanists by author abbreviation).emptyoptional
institutioninstitution or museums (when relevant)emptyoptional
accession numberaccession number (when relevant)emptyoptional
gender
sex
Gender: "male" or "female" respectively. Short versions "m" or "f" are also allowed. Also some photographs might have multiple specimens of different gender so options: "male & female" and "female & male" are also allowed.emptyoptional
discovery placePlace where the specimen was found (the parameter automatically calls {{City}})emptyoptional
cultivarCultivar name. Variety of usually flower or fruit cultivated for some characteristics, for example "Granny Smith" is an apple cultivar.emptyoptional
photographer
author
author or photographeremptyoptional
sourcesource of the fileemptyoptional
datedate when the photo was madeemptyoptional
descriptionDescription of the fileemptyoptional
permissionLicenseemptyoptional
other fields 3Additional table fields added above "source" row. You have to use {{Information field}}/{{InFi}} or a specialized template such as {{Credit line}}, {{Image generation}}, {{Taken with ...}} or {{Tbc}} to populate this field.emptyoptional
other fieldsAdditional table fields added on the bottom of the template. You have to use {{Information field}}/{{InFi}} or a specialized template, such as {{Credit line}}, {{Image generation}}, {{Taken with ...}}, or {{Tbc}} to populate this field.emptyoptional
Template data
<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}
TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.


Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.


Wikipedia's help about TemplateDataCommons-specific information

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
accession number

accession number (when relevant)

Unknownoptional
authority

Name (and in zoological names year) of the [[:en:Taxonomy (biology)#Author citation|authority]] (e.g. '''Lesson, 1829'''). The authority is the name of the scientist who first validly published the name. For example, in 1758 [[:en:Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] gave the [[Asian elephant]] the scientific name ''Elephas maximus'', so the name is sometimes written as "''Elephas maximus'' Linnaeus, 1758". In botany, the names of authors are frequently abbreviated: the abbreviation 'L.' is universally accepted for Linnaeus, and in botany there is a regulated list of standard abbreviations (see [[:en:list of botanists by author abbreviation|list of botanists by author abbreviation]]).

Unknownoptional
cultivar

[[:en:Cultivar|Cultivar]] name. Variety of usually flower or fruit cultivated for some characteristics, for example "[[:en:Granny Smith|Granny Smith]]" is an apple cultivar.

Unknownoptional
date

date when the photo was made

Unknownoptional
description

Description of the file

Unknownoptional
discovery place

Place where the specimen was found (the parameter automatically calls [[:Template:City|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;City&#125;&#125;</span>]])

Unknownoptional
gender sex

Gender: "male" or "female" respectively. Short versions "m" or "f" are also allowed. Also some photographs might have multiple specimens of different gender so options: "male & female" and "female & male" are also allowed.

Unknownoptional
institution

institution or museums (when relevant)

Unknownoptional
other fields

Additional table fields added on the bottom of the template. You have to use [[:Template:Information field|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Information field&#125;&#125;</span>]]/[[:Template:InFi|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;InFi&#125;&#125;</span>]] <small>or a specialized template, such as [[:Template:Credit line|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Credit line&#125;&#125;</span>]], [[:Template:Image generation|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Image generation&#125;&#125;</span>]], [[:Template:Taken with ...|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Taken with ...&#125;&#125;</span>]], or [[:Template:Tbc|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Tbc&#125;&#125;</span>]] to populate this field.</small>

Unknownoptional
other fields 3

Additional table fields added above "source" row. You have to use [[:Template:Information field|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Information field&#125;&#125;</span>]]/[[:Template:InFi|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;InFi&#125;&#125;</span>]] <small>or a specialized template such as [[:Template:Credit line|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Credit line&#125;&#125;</span>]], [[:Template:Image generation|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Image generation&#125;&#125;</span>]], [[:Template:Taken with ...|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Taken with ...&#125;&#125;</span>]] or [[:Template:Tbc|<span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">&#123;&#123;Tbc&#125;&#125;</span>]] to populate this field.</small>

Unknownoptional
permission

License

Unknownoptional
photographer author

author or photographer

Unknownoptional
source

source of the file

Unknownoptional
taxon

[[:en:Taxon|Taxon]] or scientific name of the organism, without authority name; italics should be added manually, if required

Default
''Examplum examplum''
Unknownrequired

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

See also