Term: basisOfRecord

The specific nature of the data record - a subtype of the dcterms:type. For DNA-derived occurrences, (see Category I and Category III) use MaterialSample. For enriched occurrences use PreservedSpecimen or LivingSpecimen as appropriate. https://docs.gbif-uat.org/publishing-dna-derived-data/1.0/en/#mapping-metabarcoding-edna-and-barcoding-data

Origin: DwC

Example: MaterialSample

Sheet(s) containing term: sample_data

Not required, but recommended by NOAA Omics