Template:Automatic taxobox/doc

Template:Automatic taxobox is a template used to automatically generate a taxobox, designed to require the absolute minimum user input and research and provide even higher-quality classification.

It's part of the "automated taxobox system". The pages linked in the navigation box provide information on different parts of the system. If you are a new user, it's a good idea to read the automated taxobox system introduction first; in particular to be sure that you are using the right automated taxobox. If you just want information on Automatic taxobox, see here for how to use it.

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{	"params": { "color_as": { "type": "string" },		"taxon": { "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Scientific name of group with no formatting ", "example": "Pectinidae" },		"name": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the taxobox; may be the English name of the group ", "example": "Scallop" },		"authority": { "type": "string", "description": "The authority for the group in the appropriate format, which differs between nomenclature codes; presence or absence of parentheses is meaningful ", "example": "Wilkes, 1810 – animal; (L.) Mill. – plant", "required": true },		"display_parents": { "type": "number" },		"fossil_range": { "type": "string", "description": "The geologic dates during which the group is generally know to have existed, given in eras; the template is the most common method of presenting this information ", "example": " " },		"status": { "type": "string", "description": "The status of the scientific group, usually presented as either Disputed or Accepted ", "example": "Disputed " },		"status_system": { "type": "string" },		"status_ref": { "type": "string" },		"image": { "type": "wiki-file-name", "suggested": true, "description": "An image of member of the group, given without the File: or Image: prefix and without double brackets ", "example": "Argopecten irradians.jpg" },		"image_width": { "deprecated": true },		"image_caption": { "type": "string", "description": "A caption for the image, if any is necessary ", "example": "The Atlantic bay scallop in a feeding pose " },		"subdivision_ranks": { "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"subdivision": { "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"synonyms_ref": { "type": "string" },		"synonyms": { "type": "string", "description": "Other scientific names by which this group has been known ", "example": " " },		"type_species": { "type": "string" },		"type_species_authority": { "type": "string" },		"parent_authority": { "type": "string" },		"diversity": { "type": "string" },		"diversity_link": {}, "diversity_ref": { "type": "string" },		"range_map": { "type": "wiki-file-name", "description": "The name of the image file, if any, showing the group's geographic habitat range, without the File: or Image: prefix and without double brackets ", "example": "Aplodontia rufa distribution map.png" },		"range_map_caption": { "type": "string" },		"type_genus": { "type": "string" },		"type_genus_authority": { "type": "string" },		"image2": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },		"image2_caption": { "type": "string" },		"image_alt": { "type": "string" },		"grandparent_authority": { "type": "string" },		"image_upright": { "type": "number" },		"range_map_upright": {} },	"description": "An infobox for plants, animals and other biological taxa.", "paramOrder": [ "color_as", "name", "display_parents", "taxon", "authority", "fossil_range", "image", "image_width", "image_upright", "image_alt", "image_caption", "image2", "image2_caption", "status", "status_system", "status_ref", "grandparent_authority", "parent_authority", "type_species", "type_species_authority", "type_genus", "type_genus_authority", "subdivision_ranks", "subdivision", "diversity", "diversity_link", "diversity_ref", "range_map", "range_map_upright", "range_map_caption", "synonyms_ref", "synonyms" ] }