Search DNA Data
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Search and Edit Tool
This feature enables to search and edit specific specimen data. You can either search for a specific individual entering a unique ID or you can use taxonomic information or collection details to get a list of all entries matching your request. You can then choose a particular individual from the list appearing and change or add its information details. This might be necessary when the taxonomy has changed or if you want to add information on newly amplified fragments.
Once you have successfully logged in, click “Search”.Specimen Details
Here you can either use taxonomic information or collection details to search for specific specimens. Using other information instead of a unique UnitID, you might deliver several hits. If you get a large number of results, the appearing list can be sorted by 'Voucher ID/ Specimen', 'No Collection', 'Institution' or 'Taxon'.
If you click on one of the hits you will get back to the data input form and can review all data for this particular voucher, and by clicking on the 'Edit Dataset' button make changes on any entries you want to change. By then clicking on 'Save Specimen' the previous data will be overwrited with the new information.
| DNA and Tissue Data | Explanation | Pre-defined | Example |
| Specimen Number/UnitID | Unique identifier for the specimen | No | ZFMK-DNA ColCar 0399 |
| Specimen database | Database were the specimen is stored | Yes | Biodat |
| Identifications | |||
| Higher Taxon | Taxonomic details | No | Carabidae |
| Taxon Name | Genus and/or species name | No | Carabus Archicarabus nemoralis |
| Collection Info | |||
| Country | Country were the specimen was collected | Germany | |
| Country ISO Code | ISO Code of this country | Yes | DE |
| Continent/Ocean | - | No | Europe |
| Locality | Region were the specimen was collected | No | Fehmahrn |
| Coordinates (Lat - Lon): | See comments | No | 54.4666666700 - 11.1166666700 |
| Collector(s) | - | No | K. Hanning |
| Collection Date | Date of collection;YYYY-MM-DD | No | - |
| Collector's Number | See comments | No | - |
Comments on specimen details
Country ISO code
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has defined individual ISO codes for each country. The two-letter code should be provided here (list of the specific ISO codes for each country).
Coordinates
If available, the respective locality coordinates can be provided here. Coordinates must be enterd in decimal degrees (Coordinate converter).
Collector's Number
The original identifier or code from the providing collecter might be different from the specimen UnitID of the electronic database. If known, it can be entered here.
DNA Details
It is also possible to search for details on DNA information of specimen voucher. The search fields here similar to those of the Input Tool. Explanations and comments to the specific fields are given here.
