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Slot: organism_species

Species of the organism.

URI: nmdc_sub_schema:organism_species Alias: organism_species

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
IsolateInterface Metadata for microbial isolate samples submitted to NMDC no

Properties

  • Range: String

  • Required: True

Examples

Value
loihica
pomeroyi
sp.

Comments

  • Free-text submitter-provided species name. For an ontology-grounded classification, use classified_as with a NcbiTaxon instance on the parent Organism class.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self nmdc_sub_schema:organism_species
native nmdc_sub_schema:organism_species

LinkML Source

name: organism_species
description: Species of the organism.
comments:
- Free-text submitter-provided species name. For an ontology-grounded classification,
  use `classified_as` with a NcbiTaxon instance on the parent Organism class.
examples:
- value: loihica
  description: GOLD organism_v2 Go0000189 (Shewanella loihica PV-4, queried 2026-04-21)
- value: pomeroyi
  description: GOLD organism_v2 Go0000514 (Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3, queried 2026-04-21)
- value: sp.
  description: GOLD organism_v2.species (n=37 records, queried 2026-04-30) — used
    when the isolate has not yet been assigned a species name
in_subset:
- jgi_isolate
from_schema: https://example.com/nmdc_submission_schema
structured_aliases:
  Species:
    literal_form: Species
    predicate: EXACT_SYNONYM
    notes:
    - Exact JGI form template is access-restricted; source is the public submission
      overview.
    source: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-programs/pmo-overview/project-materials-submission-overview/
rank: 107
alias: organism_species
domain_of:
- IsolateInterface
slot_group: organism_section
range: string
required: true