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Summary

This PR adds support for Betta splendens (Siamese fighting fish) breeds to the Vertebrate Breed Ontology.

New Terms Added

  • Parent term: betta breed (VBO:7770010) - A grouping term for all Betta splendens varieties
  • Nine betta varieties based on tail type classification:
    • Halfmoon (VBO:7770011) - Most popular form with 180-degree tail spread
    • Crowntail (VBO:7770012) - Distinctive crown-like tail with reduced webbing
    • Plakat (VBO:7770013) - Short-finned variety, closest to wild type
    • Veiltail (VBO:7770014) - Most common variety with long flowing tail
    • Delta (VBO:7770015) - Tail spreads less than 180 degrees
    • Double Tail (VBO:7770016) - Split caudal fin
    • Rosetail (VBO:7770017) - Extreme branching creating rose-like appearance
    • Combtail (VBO:7770018) - Between crowntail and regular fins
    • Spade Tail (VBO:7770019) - Spade-shaped caudal fin

Standards and Sources

All terms follow:

  • International Betta Congress (IBC) standards for betta classification
  • VBO formatting guidelines with proper:
    • Taxonomy assignment (NCBITaxon:158456 for Betta splendens)
    • Source attribution from IBC, Wikipedia, and aquarium resources
    • Synonym management with most_common_name annotations
    • ORCID contributor metadata

Validation

  • ✅ Syntax validated with robot convert
  • ✅ IDs assigned from VBO:777xxxx range (new term requests)
  • ✅ All terms include proper provenance and sources
  • ✅ Follows existing fish breed patterns (zebrafish, goldfish)

Test plan

  • Verify all new term IDs are unique and in correct range
  • Validate OBO syntax passes robot convert
  • Confirm proper taxonomy relationships to Betta splendens
  • Check all sources are properly attributed
  • Ensure synonyms follow VBO conventions

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

This commit adds Betta splendens (Siamese fighting fish) breeds to the Vertebrate Breed Ontology, including:

- New parent term: betta breed (VBO:7770010)
- Nine betta varieties based on tail type:
  - Halfmoon (VBO:7770011)
  - Crowntail (VBO:7770012)
  - Plakat (VBO:7770013)
  - Veiltail (VBO:7770014)
  - Delta (VBO:7770015)
  - Double Tail (VBO:7770016)
  - Rosetail (VBO:7770017)
  - Combtail (VBO:7770018)
  - Spade Tail (VBO:7770019)

All terms follow IBC (International Betta Congress) standards and include proper sources, synonyms, and taxonomic relationships to NCBITaxon:158456 (Betta splendens).

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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