User:Jts1882/Property proposal/Identifiers for Species Files databases
Identifiers for Species Files databases
edit- Background
Species Files provides a platform for a number of taxonomic databases covering insect orders or other groups, some of which already have Wikidata identifiers that are used for Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579). Since last September the existing databases were frozen as they began the transition to a new software, Taxonworks. This transition is now almost complete.
There are currently seven external identifiers for different species files databases: Orthoptera Species File ID (old version) (P6050), Phasmida Species File ID (old version) (P4855), Mantodea Species File ID (P6055), Cockroach Species File ID (old version) (P6052), Psocodea Species File ID (old) (P8145), Coreoidea Species File ID (P6053), Lygaeoidea Species File ID (old) (P11311). Five have have completed the update. Unfortunately, they have changed the taxon IDs, so just changing the formatter URL is insufficent. All the identifiers would need to be updated in more than 50,000 Wikidata items. A better solution might be to create identifiers for the new Taxonworks version of the databases. This has been done in other cases, e.g. Fauna Europaea New ID (P4807) for Fauna Europaea ID (P1895) and Fauna Europaea New ID (P4807) for Flora of Australia ID (old) (P3100). What is the best solution here? I think new identifiers is probably the best way.
In addition, there are nine new or updates Species File databases that don't have Wikidata identifiers. These are all in Taxonworks and are actively curated. The proposals for these new identifiers are below. Jts1882 (talk) 14:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- General discussion
- @Succu: The Species Files databases have updated (with a couple of exceptions), as we discussed last September (see Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Taxonomy/Archive/2023/11. I've created the property proposals for the Species Files that didn't have items (see below), but am unsure what to do with the ones that had identifiers. The IDs have changed so all the entries would need changing, so perhaps a new identifier is appropriate (the old species files remain avaialable in archive). I can create new proposals if you think this is the better approach. Jts1882 (talk) 16:54, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- I agree that it would be great to have all of these various authority files linked via Wikidata, as they are pretty much universally genuine authoritative sources. With few exceptions, the information in them is up-to-date and accurate, significantly more so than essentially all of the "compiled" sources like GBIF, EoL, BioLib, WoRMS, etc. Frankly, I would rather have the Species Files as Wikidata sources than these error-filled compilation sites. I would endorse making all of them into Wikidata sources, and if adding new identifiers is the most practical way to address the bulk changes due to the TaxonWorks migration, then I'd go for that option - unless some whiz kid at TaxonWorks can figure a way to provide a "rosetta stone" and a script so that the process of conversion of old identifiers to new identifiers could be automated and managed by a bot. This might not be impossible; if you look up Matt Yoder, he might be someone who would be willing and able to help - after all, linking TaxonWorks to Wikidata is in the best interest of BOTH sets of people. Dyanega (talk) 17:12, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Zoraptera Species File ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon on the Zoraptera Species File Online website |
|---|---|
| Represents | Zoraptera Species File (Q115665927) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Zoraptera (Q540502) → 924464 |
| Example 2 | Spiralizoridae (Q102178240) → 924520 |
| Example 3 | Zorotypus (Q10724982) → 924470 |
| Example 4 | Zorotypus amazonensis (Q21297637) → 924500 |
| Source | https://zoraptera.speciesfile.org/otus/924464/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | 163 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://zoraptera.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Zoraptera Species File (Q115665927) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for order Zoraptera (Q540502). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for insect orders.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Discussion
Support AdamSeattle (talk) 18:41, 27 May 2024 (UTC)- @Jts1882, AdamSeattle:
Done as Zoraptera Species File taxon ID (P12753). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 04:06, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Dermaptera Species File ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon on the Dermaptera Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Dermaptera Species File (Q115665911) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Dermaptera (Q13676) → 887721 |
| Example 2 | Forficulidae (Q1931619) → 888282 |
| Example 3 | Forficula (Q3024850) → 888460 |
| Example 4 | Forficula auricularia (Q2537221) → 888572 |
| Source | https://zoraptera.speciesfile.org/otus/887721/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~5000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://dermaptera.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Dermaptera Species File (Q115665911) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for order Dermaptera (Q13676). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for insect orders.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Discussion
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 18:37, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, AdamSeattle: Done as Dermaptera Species File taxon ID (P12750). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 03:44, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Plecoptera Species File taxon ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Plecoptera Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Plecoptera Species File (Q115665917) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Plecoptera (Q203547) → 890815 |
| Example 2 | Nemouridae (Q146297) → 891549 |
| Example 3 | Nemoura (Q1326065) → 891621 |
| Example 4 | Nemoura trispinosa (Q10596263) → 891804 |
| Source | https://plecoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/890815/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~8000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://plecoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Plecoptera Species File (Q115665917) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for order Plecoptera (Q203547). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for insect orders.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Discussion
- Support Dyanega (talk) 17:44, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 07:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, Dyanega, AdamSeattle: Done as Plecoptera Species File taxon ID (P12770). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:19, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Grylloblattodea Species File taxon ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Grylloblattodea Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Grylloblattodea Species File (Q122839961) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Grylloblattodea (Q796470) → 924558 |
| Example 2 | Grylloblattidae (Q13582699) → 925080 |
| Example 3 | Grylloblatta (Q1383624) → 925108 |
| Example 4 | Grylloblatta barberi (Q13582696) → 925119 |
| Source | https://grylloblattodea.speciesfile.org/otus/924558/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~1000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://grylloblattodea.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Grylloblattodea Species File (Q122839961) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for order Grylloblattodea (Q796470). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for insect orders.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 07:39, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, Dyanega, AdamSeattle: Done as Grylloblattodea Species File taxon ID (P12768). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Mantophasmatodea Species File taxon ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Mantophasmatodea Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Mantophasmatodea Species File (Q115665941) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Mantophasmatodea (Q754029) → 925578 |
| Example 2 | Mantophasmatidae (Q13560459) → 925579 |
| Example 3 | Mantophasma (Q18523036) → 925586 |
| Example 4 | Mantophasma zephyra (Q4043697) → 925587 |
| Source | https://mantophasmatodea.speciesfile.org/otus/925578/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | 73 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://mantophasmatodea.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Mantophasmatodea Species File (Q115665941) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for order Mantophasmatodea (Q754029). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for insect orders.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 07:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, Dyanega, AdamSeattle: Done as Mantophasmatodea Species File taxon ID (P12769). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:24, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Embioptera Species File ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Embioptera Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Embioptera Species File Online (Q115665913) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Embioptera (Q467392) → 915589 |
| Example 2 | Archembiidae (Q2609839) → 915989 |
| Example 3 | Diradius (Q13604714) → 915942 |
| Example 4 | Haploembia solieri (Q2782959) → 916293 |
| Source | https://embioptera.speciesfile.org/otus/915589/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~900 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://embioptera.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Embioptera Species File Online (Q115665913) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for order Embioptera (Q467392). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for insect orders.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Discussion
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 18:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, AdamSeattle: Done as Embioptera Species File taxon ID (P12751). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 03:51, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Isoptera Species File ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Isoptera Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Isoptera Species File (Q122839980) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Termitoidae (Q21069206) → 585557 |
| Example 2 | Termitidae (Q1050699) → 83484 |
| Example 3 | Termes (Q13582623) → 85835 |
| Example 4 | Amitermes floridensis (Q13582636) → 85193 |
| Source | https://isoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/585557/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~6000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://isoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Isoptera Species File (Q122839980) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for termites, currently treated as infraorder Termitoidae (Q21069206) and formerly treated as order termite (Q546583). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for major insect groups.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Discussion
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 18:36, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, AdamSeattle: Done as Isoptera Species File taxon ID (P12752). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 04:00, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Aphid Species File taxon ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Aphid Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Aphid Species File (Q115665963) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Aphidomorpha (Q20639416) → 901309 |
| Example 2 | Aphididae (Q1354085) → 901982 |
| Example 3 | Aphis (Q2717643) → 907566 |
| Example 4 | Acyrthosiphon gossypii (Q14086541) → 910324 |
| Source | https://aphid.speciesfile.org/otus/901309/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~8000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://aphid.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Aphid Species File (Q115665963) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for aphids, currently treated as hemipteran infraorder Aphidomorpha (Q20639416). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for major insect groups.Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 07:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, Dyanega, AdamSeattle: Done as Aphid Species File taxon ID (P12767). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:14, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Coleorrhyncha Species File taxon ID
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Coleorrhyncha Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Coleorrhyncha Species File (Q115666044) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Coleorrhyncha (Q15728076) → 915385 |
| Example 2 | Peloridiidae (Q138276) → 915518 |
| Example 3 | Craspedophysa (Q18098238) → 915527 |
| Example 4 | Peloridium hammoniorum (Q10622541) → 915555 |
| Source | https://coleorrhyncha.speciesfile.org/otus/890815/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~8000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://coleorrhyncha.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Coleorrhyncha Species File (Q115666044) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
This new Wikidata property to identify taxa (Q42396390) would improve our coverage of entomology (Q39286) by adding links to a curated database for the hemipteran infraorder Coleorrhyncha (Q15728076). It adds to the range of Species Files databases for major insect groups. Jts1882 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 07:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, Dyanega, AdamSeattle: Done as Coleorrhyncha Species File taxon ID (P12771). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)
edit| Description | identifier for a taxon in the Orthoptera Species File database |
|---|---|
| Represents | Orthoptera Species File (Q57673331) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | taxon (Q16521) |
| Allowed values | [1-9]\d* |
| Example 1 | Orthoptera (Q167810) → 805980 |
| Example 2 | Tetrigidae (Q768200) → 806395 |
| Example 3 | Omocestus (Q3352098) → 813824 |
| Example 4 | Locusta migratoria (Q1059580) → 809837 |
| Source | https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/805980/overview |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Template:Taxonbar (Q57623579) |
| Number of IDs in source | ~75,000 |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/$1/overview |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | Orthoptera Species File (Q57673331) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Taxonomy (Q8503033) |
- Motivation
Species Files databases are curated taxonomic databases that provide coverage of various insect orders. Wikidata has identifiers for some Species Files databases, e.g. Orthoptera Species File ID (old version) (P6050) for Orthoptera Species File (Q57673331). However, last September all the Species Files databases were frozen, pending a migration to Taxonworks, which is now almost complete. However, the ID numbers in the new Species Files databases are different, so it is not possible just to change the Formatter URL. While it is possible for a bot to update all the >30,000 wikidata items with the new Orthoptera Species File IDs, I think it would be better to create a new Orthoptera Species File identifier and retain the old identifier, which would still link to the archived version of the old Species Files database. There is precedent for new identifiers when databases update, e.g. Fauna Europaea ID (P1895) and Fauna Europaea New ID (P4807). This proposal is for a new identifier for the new Orthoptera Species File (Q57673331). Jts1882 (talk) 16:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Discussion
- Support AdamSeattle (talk) 07:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jts1882, AdamSeattle: Done as Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new) (P12785). Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 06:45, 6 June 2024 (UTC)