Template:AlgaeBase taxon/sandbox
 | This is the template sandbox page for Template:AlgaeBase taxon (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
 | This template is a Citation Style 1 specific-source template based on {{Cite web}}. For centralised Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1. |
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
[edit]{{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. University of Galway.
- {{AlgaeBase taxon |mode=cs2 |name=Closteriaceae |id=4937 |access-date=2022-02-18}} → Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Closteriaceae", AlgaeBase, University of 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. University of Galway.
AlgaeBase uses different urls for genera, species, and higher taxa. Use the following templates for genera and species:
TemplateData
[edit]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.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation style | mode | The style (mode) of the generated citation, cs1 or cs2.
| String | optional |
| Taxon name | name | The name of the taxon (with italics if required).
| String | required |
| ID | id | The id parameter should be the number at the end of the url, often a 4 or 5 digit number.
| Number | required |
| Access date | access-date | The date the database was accessed. | String | optional |