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Organism names can be searched as broad and/or specific topics. Named species,
etc., would be thought of as specific and family, order, or phylum names, etc.,
as broad.
Super Taxa are the broad Latin/scientific names applied to organism groups.
Taxa Notes are the common or vernacular names given to organisms.
Biosystematic Codes are a third way to search these broad terms using five-digit
codes identified using the BIOSIS Search Guide.
The controlled vocabulary list (Authority File) includes controlled vocabulary from
the Organism field new taxon modifiers, fossil modifiers, Super Taxa, and Taxa Notes.
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