Hello Geoff, GBIF uses simples integers as taxon identifiers, for example 2396049 for Ecsenius bicolor. These ids are stable, but obviously not globally unique. If you need a URI right now I would recommend for now to use our restful portal URL: http://www.gbif.org/species/2396049
For the future I could imagine us assigning DOIs to taxa reusing the current integer ids, but that has to be carefully evaluated first. Would a taxon DOI be a valuable feature for you? Cheers, Markus -- Markus D?ring Software Developer Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) mdoering at gbif.org http://www.gbif.org On 05 Aug 2014, at 05:17, Geoff Shuetrim <geoff at galexy.net> wrote: > Working with a range of web services, I have found myself making extensive > use of the LSIDs that are specific to each data source. For example, for > ITIS, I use the Ecsenius bicolor LSID: urn:lsid:itis.gov:itis_tsn:636326 > > For WoRMS, the LSID for Ecsenius bicolor is: > urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277652 > > For Atlas of living Australia the LSID for Ecsenius bicolor is: > urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:99c29e7c-5b04-4e57-8e6b-82aa442a801a > > Is there a GBIF LSID that can similarly be used as a unique identifier for a > taxon? I have come across the various GBIF unique keys but these are not > unique outside of the GBIF environment and within the Gaia Guide systems I am > deciding how best to work with these, ensuring their uniqueness, alongside > identifiers from other data sources. > > Thanks again for your assistance. > > Geoff Shuetrim > Gaia Guide Association > http://www.gaiaguide.info/ > _______________________________________________ > API-users mailing list > API-users at lists.gbif.org > http://lists.gbif.org/mailman/listinfo/api-users
