Rank (GBIF Common :: API 1.2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<Rank>
- - org.gbif.api.vocabulary.Rank

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Rank>
```
public enum Rank
extends Enum<Rank>
```
An ordered taxonomic rank enumeration with the most frequently used values. Several static methods, lists, sets and maps are provided to help with ordering and lookup from strings.

See Also:

rs.gbif.org vocabulary

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`ABERRATION` Zoological legacy rank
`BIOVAR` Microbial rank based on biochemical or physiological properties.
`CHEMOFORM` Microbial infrasubspecific rank based on chemical constitution.
`CHEMOVAR` Microbial rank based on production or amount of production of a particular chemical.
`CLASS`
`COHORT` Sometimes used in zoology, e.g.
`CONVARIETY` A group of cultivars.
`CULTIVAR`
`CULTIVAR_GROUP` Rank in use from the code for cultivated plants.
`DOMAIN`
`FAMILY`
`FORM`
`FORMA_SPECIALIS` Microbial infrasubspecific rank.
`GENUS`
`GRANDORDER`
`GREX` The term grex has been coined to expand botanical nomenclature to describe hybrids of orchids.
`INFRACLASS`
`INFRACOHORT`
`INFRAFAMILY`
`INFRAGENERIC_NAME` used for any other unspecific rank below genera and above species.
`INFRAGENUS`
`INFRAKINGDOM`
`INFRALEGION`
`INFRAORDER`
`INFRAPHYLUM`
`INFRASPECIFIC_NAME` used for any other unspecific rank below species.
`INFRASUBSPECIFIC_NAME` used also for any other unspecific rank below subspecies.
`INFRATRIBE`
`KINGDOM`
`LEGION` Sometimes used in zoology, e.g.
`MAGNORDER`
`MORPH` Zoological legacy rank
`MORPHOVAR` Microbial rank based on morphological characterislics.
`NATIO` Zoological legacy rank
`ORDER`
`OTHER` Any other rank we cannot map to this enumeration
`PARVCLASS`
`PARVORDER`
`PATHOVAR` Microbial rank based on pathogenic reactions in one or more hosts.
`PHAGOVAR` Microbial infrasubspecific rank based on reactions to bacteriophage.
`PHYLUM`
`PROLES` Botanical legacy rank
`RACE` Botanical legacy rank
`SECTION`
`SERIES`
`SEROVAR` Microbial infrasubspecific rank based on antigenic characteristics.
`SPECIES`
`SPECIES_AGGREGATE` A loosely defined group of species.
`STRAIN` A microbial strain.
`SUBCLASS`
`SUBCOHORT`
`SUBFAMILY`
`SUBFORM`
`SUBGENUS`
`SUBKINGDOM`
`SUBLEGION`
`SUBORDER`
`SUBPHYLUM`
`SUBSECTION`
`SUBSERIES`
`SUBSPECIES`
`SUBTRIBE`
`SUBVARIETY`
`SUPERCLASS`
`SUPERCOHORT`
`SUPERFAMILY`
`SUPERKINGDOM`
`SUPERLEGION`
`SUPERORDER`
`SUPERPHYLUM`
`SUPERTRIBE`
`SUPRAGENERIC_NAME` Used for any other unspecific rank above genera.
`TRIBE`
`UNRANKED`
`VARIETY`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static List<Rank>`	`DWC_RANKS` An ordered list of all ranks that appear in Darwin Core with their own term.
`static List<Rank>`	`LINNEAN_RANKS` All main Linnean ranks ordered.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getMarker()`
`boolean`	`higherThan(Rank other)`
`boolean`	`isInfrageneric()`
`boolean`	`isInfragenericStrictly()`
`boolean`	`isInfraspecific()`
`boolean`	`isInfrasubspecific()`
`boolean`	`isLegacy()`
`boolean`	`isLinnean()` True for all mayor Linnéan ranks, ie kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus and species.
`NomenclaturalCode`	`isRestrictedToCode()`
`boolean`	`isSpeciesAggregateOrBelow()`
`boolean`	`isSpeciesOrBelow()`
`boolean`	`isSuprageneric()`
`boolean`	`isSupraspecific()`
`boolean`	`isUncomparable()` True for names of informal ranks that represent a range of ranks really and therefore cannot safely be compared to other ranks in all cases.
`boolean`	`notOtherOrUnknown()`
`static Rank`	`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static Rank[]`	`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - DOMAIN
```
public static final Rank DOMAIN
```
  - SUPERKINGDOM
```
public static final Rank SUPERKINGDOM
```
  - KINGDOM
```
public static final Rank KINGDOM
```
  - SUBKINGDOM
```
public static final Rank SUBKINGDOM
```
  - INFRAKINGDOM
```
public static final Rank INFRAKINGDOM
```
  - SUPERPHYLUM
```
public static final Rank SUPERPHYLUM
```
  - PHYLUM
```
public static final Rank PHYLUM
```
  - SUBPHYLUM
```
public static final Rank SUBPHYLUM
```
  - INFRAPHYLUM
```
public static final Rank INFRAPHYLUM
```
  - SUPERCLASS
```
public static final Rank SUPERCLASS
```
  - CLASS
```
public static final Rank CLASS
```
  - SUBCLASS
```
public static final Rank SUBCLASS
```
  - INFRACLASS
```
public static final Rank INFRACLASS
```
  - PARVCLASS
```
public static final Rank PARVCLASS
```
  - SUPERLEGION
```
public static final Rank SUPERLEGION
```
  - LEGION
```
public static final Rank LEGION
```
    Sometimes used in zoology, e.g. for birds and mammals
  - SUBLEGION
```
public static final Rank SUBLEGION
```
  - INFRALEGION
```
public static final Rank INFRALEGION
```
  - SUPERCOHORT
```
public static final Rank SUPERCOHORT
```
  - COHORT
```
public static final Rank COHORT
```
    Sometimes used in zoology, e.g. for birds and mammals
  - SUBCOHORT
```
public static final Rank SUBCOHORT
```
  - INFRACOHORT
```
public static final Rank INFRACOHORT
```
  - MAGNORDER
```
public static final Rank MAGNORDER
```
  - SUPERORDER
```
public static final Rank SUPERORDER
```
  - GRANDORDER
```
public static final Rank GRANDORDER
```
  - ORDER
```
public static final Rank ORDER
```
  - SUBORDER
```
public static final Rank SUBORDER
```
  - INFRAORDER
```
public static final Rank INFRAORDER
```
  - PARVORDER
```
public static final Rank PARVORDER
```
  - SUPERFAMILY
```
public static final Rank SUPERFAMILY
```
  - FAMILY
```
public static final Rank FAMILY
```
  - SUBFAMILY
```
public static final Rank SUBFAMILY
```
  - INFRAFAMILY
```
public static final Rank INFRAFAMILY
```
  - SUPERTRIBE
```
public static final Rank SUPERTRIBE
```
  - TRIBE
```
public static final Rank TRIBE
```
  - SUBTRIBE
```
public static final Rank SUBTRIBE
```
  - INFRATRIBE
```
public static final Rank INFRATRIBE
```
  - SUPRAGENERIC_NAME
```
public static final Rank SUPRAGENERIC_NAME
```
    Used for any other unspecific rank above genera.
  - GENUS
```
public static final Rank GENUS
```
  - SUBGENUS
```
public static final Rank SUBGENUS
```
  - INFRAGENUS
```
public static final Rank INFRAGENUS
```
  - SECTION
```
public static final Rank SECTION
```
  - SUBSECTION
```
public static final Rank SUBSECTION
```
  - SERIES
```
public static final Rank SERIES
```
  - SUBSERIES
```
public static final Rank SUBSERIES
```
  - INFRAGENERIC_NAME
```
public static final Rank INFRAGENERIC_NAME
```
    used for any other unspecific rank below genera and above species.
  - SPECIES_AGGREGATE
```
public static final Rank SPECIES_AGGREGATE
```
    A loosely defined group of species. Zoology: Aggregate - a group of species, other than a subgenus, within a genus. An aggregate may be denoted by a group name interpolated in parentheses. The Berlin/MoreTax model notes: [these] aren't taxonomic ranks but cirumscriptions because on the one hand they are necessary for the concatenation of the fullname and on the other hand they are necessary for distinguishing the aggregate or species group from the microspecies.
  - SPECIES
```
public static final Rank SPECIES
```
  - INFRASPECIFIC_NAME
```
public static final Rank INFRASPECIFIC_NAME
```
    used for any other unspecific rank below species.
  - GREX
```
public static final Rank GREX
```
    The term grex has been coined to expand botanical nomenclature to describe hybrids of orchids. Grex names are one of the three categories of plant names governed by the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants Within a grex the Groups category can be used to refer to plants by their shared characteristics (rather than by their parentage), and individual orchid plants can be selected (and propagated) and named as cultivars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grex_(horticulture)
  - SUBSPECIES
```
public static final Rank SUBSPECIES
```
  - CULTIVAR_GROUP
```
public static final Rank CULTIVAR_GROUP
```
    Rank in use from the code for cultivated plants. It does not use a classic rank marker but indicated the Group rank after the actual groups name For example Rhododendron boothii Mishmiense Group or Primula Border Auricula Group Sometimes authors also used the words "sort", "type", "selections" or "hybrids" instead of Group which is not legal according to the code.
  - CONVARIETY
```
public static final Rank CONVARIETY
```
    A group of cultivars. These can be roughly comparable to cultivar groups, but convarieties, unlike cultivar groups, do not necessarily contain named varieties, and convarieties are members of traditional "Linnaean" ranks. The ICNCP replaced this term with the term cultivar-group, and convarieties should not be used in modern cultivated plant taxonomy. From Spooner et al., Horticultural Reviews 28 (2003): 1-60
  - INFRASUBSPECIFIC_NAME
```
public static final Rank INFRASUBSPECIFIC_NAME
```
    used also for any other unspecific rank below subspecies.
  - PROLES
```
public static final Rank PROLES
```
    Botanical legacy rank
  - RACE
```
public static final Rank RACE
```
    Botanical legacy rank
  - NATIO
```
public static final Rank NATIO
```
    Zoological legacy rank
  - ABERRATION
```
public static final Rank ABERRATION
```
    Zoological legacy rank
  - MORPH
```
public static final Rank MORPH
```
    Zoological legacy rank
  - VARIETY
```
public static final Rank VARIETY
```
  - SUBVARIETY
```
public static final Rank SUBVARIETY
```
  - FORM
```
public static final Rank FORM
```
  - SUBFORM
```
public static final Rank SUBFORM
```
  - PATHOVAR
```
public static final Rank PATHOVAR
```
    Microbial rank based on pathogenic reactions in one or more hosts. For recommendations on designating pathovars and use of designations when reviving names see Dye et al. (1980) Standards for naming pathovars of phytopathogenic bacteria and a list of pathovar names and pathotype strains. Rev. Plant Pathol. 59:153–168. See Bacteriological Code See International Standards for Naming Pathovars of Phytopathogenic Bacteria See Demystifying the nomenclature of bacterial plant pathogens See Problems with the Pathovar Concept For example Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans
  - BIOVAR
```
public static final Rank BIOVAR
```
    Microbial rank based on biochemical or physiological properties. See Bacteriological Code For example Francisella tularensis biovar tularensis
  - CHEMOVAR
```
public static final Rank CHEMOVAR
```
    Microbial rank based on production or amount of production of a particular chemical. See Bacteriological Code For example Vibrio alginolyticus chemovar iophagus
  - MORPHOVAR
```
public static final Rank MORPHOVAR
```
    Microbial rank based on morphological characterislics. See Bacteriological Code For example Acinetobacter junii morphovar I
  - PHAGOVAR
```
public static final Rank PHAGOVAR
```
    Microbial infrasubspecific rank based on reactions to bacteriophage. See Bacteriological Code For example Staphyloccocus aureus phagovar 42D
  - SEROVAR
```
public static final Rank SEROVAR
```
    Microbial infrasubspecific rank based on antigenic characteristics. See Bacteriological Code For example Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin
  - CHEMOFORM
```
public static final Rank CHEMOFORM
```
    Microbial infrasubspecific rank based on chemical constitution. See Bacteriological Code For example Thymus vulgaris ct. geraniol
  - FORMA_SPECIALIS
```
public static final Rank FORMA_SPECIALIS
```
    Microbial infrasubspecific rank. A parasitic, symbiotic, or commensal microorganism distinguished primarily by adaptation to a particular host or habitat. Named preferably by the scientific name of the host in the genitive. See Bacteriological Code For example Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae
  - CULTIVAR
```
public static final Rank CULTIVAR
```
  - STRAIN
```
public static final Rank STRAIN
```
    A microbial strain.
  - OTHER
```
public static final Rank OTHER
```
    Any other rank we cannot map to this enumeration
  - UNRANKED
```
public static final Rank UNRANKED
```
- Field Detail
  - LINNEAN_RANKS
```
public static final List<Rank> LINNEAN_RANKS
```
    All main Linnean ranks ordered.
  - DWC_RANKS
```
public static final List<Rank> DWC_RANKS
```
    An ordered list of all ranks that appear in Darwin Core with their own term.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static Rank[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
```
for (Rank c : Rank.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static Rank valueOf(String name)
```
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the enum constant with the specified name
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    NullPointerException - if the argument is null
  - getMarker
```
public String getMarker()
```
  - isInfraspecific
```
public boolean isInfraspecific()
```
    Returns:
    
    true for infraspecific ranks.
  - isInfrasubspecific
```
public boolean isInfrasubspecific()
```
    Returns:
    
    true for infra subspecific ranks.
  - isInfrageneric
```
public boolean isInfrageneric()
```
    Returns:
    
    true for rank is below genus. Also incluse species and infraspecific ranks
  - isInfragenericStrictly
```
public boolean isInfragenericStrictly()
```
    Returns:
    
    true for real infrageneric ranks with an infragenericEpithet below genus and above species aggregate.
  - isLinnean
```
public boolean isLinnean()
```
    True for all mayor Linnéan ranks, ie kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus and species.
  - isSpeciesOrBelow
```
public boolean isSpeciesOrBelow()
```
  - isSpeciesAggregateOrBelow
```
public boolean isSpeciesAggregateOrBelow()
```
  - notOtherOrUnknown
```
public boolean notOtherOrUnknown()
```
  - isSuprageneric
```
public boolean isSuprageneric()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the rank is above genus.
  - isSupraspecific
```
public boolean isSupraspecific()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the rank is above rank species.
  - isUncomparable
```
public boolean isUncomparable()
```
    True for names of informal ranks that represent a range of ranks really and therefore cannot safely be compared to other ranks in all cases. Example ranks are INFRASPECIFIC_NAME or INFRAGENERIC_NAME
    
    Returns:
    
    true if uncomparable
  - isLegacy
```
public boolean isLegacy()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the rank is considered a legacy rank not used anymore in current nomenclature.
  - isRestrictedToCode
```
public NomenclaturalCode isRestrictedToCode()
```
    Returns:
    
    the nomenclatural code if the rank is restricted to just one code or null otherwise
  - higherThan
```
public boolean higherThan(Rank other)
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this rank is higher than the given other

Enum Rank

Enum Constant Summary

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

DOMAIN

SUPERKINGDOM

KINGDOM

SUBKINGDOM

INFRAKINGDOM

SUPERPHYLUM

PHYLUM

SUBPHYLUM

INFRAPHYLUM

SUPERCLASS

CLASS

SUBCLASS

INFRACLASS

PARVCLASS

SUPERLEGION

LEGION

SUBLEGION

INFRALEGION

SUPERCOHORT

COHORT

SUBCOHORT

INFRACOHORT

MAGNORDER

SUPERORDER

GRANDORDER

ORDER

SUBORDER

INFRAORDER

PARVORDER

SUPERFAMILY

FAMILY

SUBFAMILY

INFRAFAMILY

SUPERTRIBE

TRIBE

SUBTRIBE

INFRATRIBE

SUPRAGENERIC_NAME

GENUS

SUBGENUS

INFRAGENUS

SECTION

SUBSECTION

SERIES

SUBSERIES

INFRAGENERIC_NAME

SPECIES_AGGREGATE

SPECIES

INFRASPECIFIC_NAME

GREX

SUBSPECIES

CULTIVAR_GROUP

CONVARIETY

INFRASUBSPECIFIC_NAME

PROLES

RACE

NATIO

ABERRATION

MORPH

VARIETY

SUBVARIETY

FORM

SUBFORM

PATHOVAR

BIOVAR

CHEMOVAR

MORPHOVAR

PHAGOVAR

SEROVAR

CHEMOFORM

FORMA_SPECIALIS

CULTIVAR

STRAIN