Import phylogenies into the backbone
less than a minute
The current purpose is to import a tree as a candidate for incorporating relationships into the OpenDataBio taxonomic backbone. This is not a general phylogeny storage, publication, or analysis system.
Import compares source-tree terminals and relationships with existing Taxons. Labels must be reconciled with local taxonomic concepts. Importing a tree does not incorporate it automatically; it creates a proposal for review.
Preserve the source file, register its reference or DOI, check terminal labels and homonyms, create or validate missing Taxons through the normal taxonomic workflow, and document the target clade and intended interpretation. After import, review unmatched terminals, ambiguous matches, taxonomic conflicts, and relationships incompatible with the current backbone.
Backbone incorporation affects an installation-wide shared library and requires super-administrator review and approval. While experimental, this documentation does not promise general publication, sharing, analysis, versioning, or export of phylogenies; visible interface features may only support import review.