Taxonomy

Taxon Profile Editor

Managing Taxon Profiles Important:You need editor privileges to edit Taxon Profiles; the number of users able to edit these profiles is limited. If you are interested in contributing, reach out to LichenConsortium@gmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents _______________________________________________________________________________________ Overview ↑ back to the top Taxon Profiles feature descriptions and images of species, subspecies, varieties, or forms. Taxon Profile Editor

The Taxonomic Thesaurus

Managing the Taxonomic Thesaurus (add, edit, update) IMPORTANT: Editing the taxonomy is not trivial. Therefore most users can only browse, but not modify the Taxonomic Thesaurus. If you notice any error or names missing from the thesaurus, reach out to the portal administrator – unless you have the necessary privileges to edit/update the thesaurus yourself. The Taxonomic Thesaurus

Workflow for Creating Advanced Checklists

Advanced Checklists Suggested citation of this Tutorial:Consortium Help & Resources (2026) Workflow for creating advanced checklists using Symbiota tools built into the Consortium of Lichen Herbaria. URL https://help.lichenportal.org/index.php/en/2024/08/workflow-for-creating-advanced-checklists/ [Accessed 25 February 2026]. This tutorial describes a detailed workflow using Symbiota tools in the Consortium of Lichen Herbaria for compiling checklists based on specimen records available Workflow for Creating Advanced Checklists

Taxonomic Name Cleaner

(live and snapshot collections) The Taxonomic Name Cleaner makes sure taxon names in a collection are spelled correctly and linked to the correct taxonomy, it also shows, which taxon names may not (yet) be available in CNALH and may have to be added (by a user with Taxon Editor rights). You need Admin Rights for Taxonomic Name Cleaner