[API-users] Is there a GBIF specific LSID that can be used?

[Geoff Shuetrim]

Working with a range of web services, I have found myself making extensive
use of the LSIDs that are specific to each data source.  For example, for
ITIS, I use the Ecsenius bicolor LSID: *urn:lsid:itis.gov:itis_tsn:636326*

For WoRMS, the LSID for Ecsenius bicolor is:
*urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277652*

For Atlas of living Australia the LSID for Ecsenius bicolor is:
*urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:99c29e7c-5b04-4e57-8e6b-82aa442a801a*

Is there a GBIF LSID that can similarly be used as a unique identifier for
a taxon? I have come across the various GBIF unique keys but these are not
unique outside of the GBIF environment and within the Gaia Guide systems I
am deciding how best to work with these, ensuring their uniqueness,
alongside identifiers from other data sources.

Thanks again for your assistance.

Geoff Shuetrim
Gaia Guide Association
http://www.gaiaguide.info/
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