[tcs-lc] difference between IsParentOf/IsChildOf; and Includes/IsIncludedIn RelationshipTypes?

Nozomi Ytow nozomi at biol.tsukuba.ac.jp
Thu Sep 22 21:32:59 PDT 2005


Hi Jessie,

> The includes/included in is to capture the equivalence between two
> concepts in different classifications or revisions, i.e. horizontal
> relationships between classifications.

I'd like to point out that there are cases relationship between a
scientific named TaxonConcept and vernacular concept falls in 
include/inlucded, e.g. "Aus bus is a rotifer".  Vernacular name
rotifer may mean Rotifera, but used prior to definition of Rotifera.

JMS


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