Template:AlgaeBase species/doc

The template creates a citation to the information webpage for a species in the AlgaeBase taxonomic database.

Usage

• {{AlgaeBase species|name=SPECIES NAME|id=#####}}
• {{AlgaeBase species|mode=cs1 (default) OR cs2|name=SPECIES NAME|id=#####|access-date=DATE}}

The name parameter should give the species name.
The id parameter should be the number at the end of the url, often a 4 or 5 digit number. For example, if the url is http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=27356, the highlighted number, 27356, would be put into the id field if you wanted to include a link to the AlgaeBase page on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
The mode parameter with a value of "cs2" can be used to generate a cs2 style citation; the default is cs1.
The access-date parameter gives the date on which AlgaeBase was accessed.

Examples:

• {{AlgaeBase species |name=Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |id=27356}} → Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
• {{AlgaeBase species |mode=cs2 |name=Cosmarium tetragonum |id=28682 |access-date=2022-02-17}} → Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Cosmarium tetragonum", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-17

Important: AlgaeBase uses different urls for genera, species, and higher taxa. Use the following templates for genera and higher taxa respectively:

• Template:AlgaeBase genus
• Template:AlgaeBase taxon

TemplateData

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TemplateData for AlgaeBase species

A template used for the reference of AlgaeBase.org, which can take a specific ID of an alga and create a citation.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Citation style	mode	The style (mode) of the generated citation, cs1 or cs2. Default cs1	String	optional
Species name	name	The name of the species (without italics). Default	String	required
ID	id	The id parameter should be the number at the end of the url, often a 4 or 5 digit number. Default	Number	required
Access date	access-date	The date the database was accessed.	String	optional