Does anyone know: How to add a taxonomic rank such as “Subphylum” etc. into the taxonomic tree? note: please only for specify 7, thank you.

Hi @ACloutierRNCAN , At this time, this is only possible using Specify 6. We are planning to release this capability in the coming months ( #598 ), but at this time you must connect to the database using Specify 6 to modify the tree ranks. This guide explains how to edit ranks in 6: [im…

Hi Grant! Thanks for the information. I spend many hours, in Specify 7, to search for options in order to edit the Taxonomic Rank. Best of regards, Merci! André

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MGrol May 8, 2026, 7:02am 4

Hi, a great video on how to do this: https://discourse.specifysoftware.org/t/editing-tree-definitions-ranks/1783

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