{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.wm-liv-002","code":"wm-liv-002-organism-individual","url":"https://ver.cy/models/wm-liv-002-organism-individual/","name":"Organism Individual","alternateNames":[],"kind":"world-model","status":"published","version":"0.1.0","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"World Models","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"entity","plane":"","domain":["PHY.LIV.ORG"],"industry":["Cross-industry"],"navPath":"NAV.PHY.LIV.ORG","tags":["organism","individual","phy.liv.org"],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"An organism individual is one living or once-living organism, such as a single animal, plant, fungus or microbial isolate, tracked as a distinct specimen of its taxon. It covers the individual's identity, life history and observed state, not the taxon it belongs to, the population it lives in, or a sample taken from it.","purpose":"One identified living or once-living organism tracked as a distinct specimen of its taxon.","scope":{"in":["Persistent identity, recognition evidence and revisable taxonomic determinations","Uncertain origin, life status, observed properties, behavior and contextual capability assertions","Occurrence, custody, lineage, population and sample references with provenance and disclosure controls"],"out":["Taxon definitions, population dynamics, pedigrees, sample processing, genome assemblies and clinical diagnosis lifecycles","Collectives without a defensible individual boundary, including mixed cultures and pooled samples; ambiguous colony, clone, fusion and fission cases await a specialist profile","Person identity, social roles and health records are separately mastered; any human biological projection requires an approved privacy profile","Capture, breeding, treatment, cultivation, pathogen manipulation, physical transfer, permit issuance and enforcement operations"],"boundaries":[{"neighbor":"WM-LIV-001 Taxon","distinction":"Taxon concepts and nomenclature stay external; carry determination references with vocabulary revisions."},{"neighbor":"WM-LIV-003 Population","distinction":"Membership is time-qualified; population statistics and dynamics stay external."},{"neighbor":"WM-LIV-017 Pedigree / Biological Lineage","distinction":"Reference the lineage assertion and revision; do not own graph reconciliation."},{"neighbor":"WM-LIV-023 Clinical / Biological Specimen","distinction":"Keep material identity, processing and storage external, including whole-body material records."},{"neighbor":"WM-MAT-008 Observation / Measurement Record","distinction":"Link observation evidence and summarize qualified properties; instruments and observation lifecycle stay external."},{"neighbor":"WM-LIV-015 Phenotype / Trait","distinction":"Reference trait definitions; individual trait assertions do not define the trait ontology."},{"neighbor":"WM-PER-001 Person","distinction":"Optional privacy-controlled biological projection; social and legal identity are not owned here."},{"neighbor":"WM-LIV-021 Disease / Biological Condition","distinction":"Reference expert condition assertions only; do not infer diagnosis or prescribe treatment."},{"neighbor":"Darwin Core Organism and BioSample","distinction":"Darwin Core includes groups; this model admits only a declared individual. A culture accession, pooled specimen or environmental isolate is not proof of one individual. No legacy alias or relation-ledger entry exists in the frozen registry context."}]},"distinguishingFeatures":["It describes one individual, while a taxon describes a kind and a population describes a group.","Identity persists through growth, moult and life stages, so it rests on marks and records rather than appearance alone.","A sample or specimen taken from the individual is a separate record that points back to it.","Distinct from a cultivated variety or breed, which are classes defined by human selection."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"LIV002-B1","name":"Identity and classification","description":"Which individual this is and what it is.","layers":[{"id":"LIV002-B1-L1","name":"Individual identity","description":"Marks, tags and records that keep one individual distinct from others.","findings":[{"id":"LIV002-F01","name":"Identifier and marking","description":"The tags, marks or registry numbers that identify the individual.","questions":[{"text":"Which tag, microchip, ring or registry number identifies the individual?","id":"LIV002-Q01"},{"text":"Has the identifier ever been reassigned or duplicated?","id":"LIV002-Q02"}]},{"id":"LIV002-F02","name":"Taxonomic determination","description":"The taxon assigned to the individual, by whom and how.","questions":[{"text":"Which taxon is the individual determined as, and to what rank?","id":"LIV002-Q03"},{"text":"Who made the determination, and by which method?","id":"LIV002-Q04"}]}]}]},{"id":"LIV002-B2","name":"Life history","description":"Where the individual came from and what happened to it.","layers":[{"id":"LIV002-B2-L1","name":"Origin and lineage","description":"Birth, hatching, germination or capture, and parentage where known.","findings":[{"id":"LIV002-F03","name":"Origin event","description":"When and where the individual began life or entered records.","questions":[{"text":"When and where was the individual born, hatched, germinated or first recorded?","id":"LIV002-Q05"},{"text":"Was it wild-caught, captive-bred or cultivated?","id":"LIV002-Q06"}]},{"id":"LIV002-F04","name":"Parentage","description":"Known or claimed parents of the individual.","questions":[{"text":"Who are the recorded parents, and is parentage verified genetically?","id":"LIV002-Q07"},{"text":"Which pedigree or studbook records the individual?","id":"LIV002-Q08"}]}]},{"id":"LIV002-B2-L2","name":"Custody and location","description":"Who holds the individual and where it is.","findings":[{"id":"LIV002-F05","name":"Current holder","description":"The keeper, owner or institution responsible for the individual.","questions":[{"text":"Who currently holds or is responsible for the individual?","id":"LIV002-Q09"},{"text":"Does the holder have the permits required for this taxon?","id":"LIV002-Q10"}]}]}]},{"id":"LIV002-B3","name":"State","description":"The observed condition of the individual.","layers":[{"id":"LIV002-B3-L1","name":"Observed condition","description":"Measurements and observations of the individual at a date.","findings":[{"id":"LIV002-F06","name":"Life status and health","description":"Whether the individual is alive and its recorded health state.","questions":[{"text":"Is the individual alive, dead or of unknown status as of the latest record?","id":"LIV002-Q11"},{"text":"Which health or welfare observations were recorded, and when?","id":"LIV002-Q12"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Record observations, measurements and identifiers for an individual with date and observer.","Link an individual to its taxon, parents, holder and samples.","Flag an individual whose holder lacks a recorded permit for a protected taxon.","Summarize the life history of an individual for an entitled requester."],"mustNot":["Publish precise locations of individuals of threatened or poached species.","Assign parentage or taxon without stating the evidence and method.","Merge records of two individuals because they look alike without checking identifiers.","Issue instructions for handling, capture or treatment of an animal beyond general welfare guidance.","Alter past observations instead of adding corrections."],"requiresHuman":["Transferring custody of an individual of a protected taxon.","Recording a veterinary diagnosis or euthanasia decision.","Releasing an individual into the wild."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Location records of rare individuals can lead poachers or collectors to them.","Records of animals in care affect their welfare decisions and must be accurate.","Ownership and trade records of individuals can expose holders to legal and reputational risk."],"affectedParties":["The organisms themselves","Keepers, owners and breeders","Conservation bodies and researchers","Wildlife enforcement authorities"]},"owners":{"steward":"The keeper, owner or holding institution answers for the record of each individual, with a researcher or registry answering for wild individuals.","roles":[{"name":"Record steward","responsibilities":["Maintain individual identity, boundary 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Taxon concepts and nomenclature stay external; carry determination references with vocabulary revisions."},{"target":"WM-LIV-003 Population","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Membership is time-qualified; population statistics and dynamics stay external."},{"target":"WM-LIV-017 Pedigree / Biological Lineage","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Reference the lineage assertion and revision; do not own graph reconciliation."},{"target":"WM-LIV-023 Clinical / Biological Specimen","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Keep material identity, processing and storage external, including whole-body material records."},{"target":"WM-MAT-008 Observation / Measurement Record","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Link observation evidence and summarize qualified properties; instruments and observation lifecycle stay external."},{"target":"WM-LIV-015 Phenotype / Trait","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Reference trait definitions; individual trait assertions do not define the trait ontology."},{"target":"WM-PER-001 Person","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Optional privacy-controlled biological projection; social and legal identity are not owned here."},{"target":"WM-LIV-021 Disease / Biological Condition","type":"references","note":"Proposed binding, not a frozen registry edge. Reference expert condition assertions only; do not infer diagnosis or prescribe treatment."},{"target":"WM-LIV-001 Taxon","type":"neighbor","note":"Taxon concepts and nomenclature stay external; carry determination references with vocabulary revisions."},{"target":"WM-LIV-003 Population","type":"neighbor","note":"Membership is time-qualified; population statistics and dynamics stay external."},{"target":"WM-LIV-017 Pedigree / Biological Lineage","type":"neighbor","note":"Reference the lineage assertion and revision; do not own graph reconciliation."},{"target":"WM-LIV-023 Clinical / Biological Specimen","type":"neighbor","note":"Keep material identity, processing and storage external, including whole-body material records."},{"target":"WM-MAT-008 Observation / Measurement Record","type":"neighbor","note":"Link observation evidence and summarize qualified properties; instruments and observation lifecycle stay external."},{"target":"WM-LIV-015 Phenotype / Trait","type":"neighbor","note":"Reference trait definitions; individual trait assertions do not define the trait ontology."},{"target":"WM-PER-001 Person","type":"neighbor","note":"Optional privacy-controlled biological projection; social and legal identity are not owned here."},{"target":"WM-LIV-021 Disease / Biological Condition","type":"neighbor","note":"Reference expert condition assertions only; do not infer diagnosis or prescribe treatment."},{"target":"Darwin Core Organism and BioSample","type":"neighbor","note":"Darwin Core includes groups; this model admits only a declared individual. 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the subsequent local audit cannot replace it","Complete pinned source/version verification and direct HTTP measurements are pending coordinator execution","Nested instance schemas, vocabulary bindings, mappings and adversarial fixtures are not implemented","Specialist individuality, human privacy, welfare, biosafety, permit and jurisdiction profiles require qualified review; no operational guidance is supplied"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/wm-liv-002-organism-individual/spec.yaml","agents":"/models/wm-liv-002-organism-individual/AGENTS.md","source":"https://github.com/ver-cy/world-models/tree/feat/mega-model-registry/research/runs/wm-liv-002"},"provenance":{"origin":"world-models research","builtFrom":["models/wm-liv-002-organism-individual/spec.yaml","ver-cy/world-models/card-supplements/wm-liv-002-organism-individual.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"reviewable-draft","generatedAt":"2026-10-07T08:35:27Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_supplement":"Sections authored in card supplement 1.0.1 by Claude (Opus 5.5) (2026-10-06, unreviewed). 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