Template:AlgaeBase taxon/doc

The template creates a citation to the taxonomy browser webpage for a genus or higher ranked taxon in the AlgaeBase taxonomic database. Normally, {{AlgaeBase genus}} would be used for a genus; it creates a citation to the information webpage.

Usage

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

The name parameter should give the taxon name (with italic markup if a genus).
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/browse/taxonomy/detail/?taxonid=4937, the highlighted number, 4937, would be put into the id field if you wanted to include a link to the AlgaeBase page on Closteriaceae).
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 taxon |name=Closteriaceae |id=4937}} → Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Closteriaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
• {{AlgaeBase taxon |mode=cs2 |name=Closteriaceae |id=4937 |access-date=2022-02-18}} → Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Closteriaceae", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-18

The template can be used for genera, provided the ID is taken from the same form of URL. It links to the taxonomy browser webpage for a genus rather than the information webpage. Thus:

• {{AlgaeBase taxon|name=''Closterium''|id=6873}} → Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Closterium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.

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

• Template:AlgaeBase genus
• Template:AlgaeBase species

TemplateData

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TemplateData for AlgaeBase taxon

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
Taxon name	name	The name of the taxon (with italics if required). 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