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Parameter: PARASITE_GROUP_COMMON_NAME

Dataset: 
Parasite taxonomic and life cycle information
Parameter: 
common_name
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 common_name
Short Description:
 common_name
Official Name:
 common_name
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Commonly used name for a species.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PARASITE_GROUP_COMMON_NAME
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The common name used to refer to the parasite taxonomic group in Dykman et al. (2023). These include: Acanthocephala, Cestoda, Copepoda, Isopoda, Monogenea, Nematoda, Rhizocephala, Trematoda.