Documentation for the automated taxobox system

Taxonomy templates

Taxobox templates

Which should be used?
Changing the taxa displayed
Convert a taxobox to an automated taxobox
Glossary of automated taxobox parameters
Automatic taxobox – mainly for genera and higher taxa
Speciesbox – for a species
Subspeciesbox – for an animal subspecies
Infraspeciesbox – for a plant subspecies or variety
Hybridbox – for an animal hybrid within a genus
Ichnobox – for a trace fossil
Oobox – for a fossil egg
Virusbox – for viruses and non-cellular life
Paraphyletic group – for concepts that do not correspond to a monophyletic clade
Population taxobox - for notable populations of subspecies of animals

Which automated taxobox template should I use?

(The decision tree below excludes ((Paraphyletic group)) and ((Population taxobox)).)

Is the target taxon a virus or other subcellular entity?
YES:	Use ((Virusbox))
NO:	Is the target taxon another kind of organism, living or extinct?
	YES:	Is the target taxon a species?
	↓	YES:	Is the target taxon an animal that is a hybrid between two species in a single genus?
	↓	↓	YES:	Use ((Hybridbox))
	↓	↓	NO:	Use ((Speciesbox)) (unless the species name isn't a straightforward binomial in which case use ((Automatic taxobox)))
	↓	NO:	Is the target taxon a rank above species?
	↓		YES:	Use ((Automatic taxobox))
	↓		NO:	Is the target taxon an animal subspecies?
	↓			YES:	Use ((Subspeciesbox))
	↓			NO:	For subspecies and varieties, use ((Infraspeciesbox)) For other, special cases (e.g. forma specialis, strain), use ((Infraspeciesbox special))
	NO:	For trace fossils (ichnotaxa), use ((Ichnobox)) For egg fossils (ootaxa), use ((Oobox))

In very complicated cases, it might be easier to use a manual taxobox rather than asking for help automating it.

Please remember: There's not yet consensus to convert all taxoboxes to automatic taxoboxes. Please use your discretion when converting: and always preview your edit before saving.