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# Rename Species/Gene OCCURRENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES WARNINGS BUGS ## OCCURRENCE
### ARB_NT/Species/Info/SPECIES/Rename ### ARB_NT/Genes/Info/SPECIES/Rename
## DESCRIPTION
### Renames a 'species/gene' (see ´Glossary´) entry. ### Choose the 'Rename' item from the 'SPECIES/GENE' menu to display the 'SPECIES/GENE RENAME' window. Type a name to this window and press <GO>
## NOTES
### In case of renaming SPECIES you'll be asked whether you want to recreate the species ID. In case you have added a new species manually, we recommend doing so. ### If you choose to recreate the species ID, the ARB nameserver will be asked to forget any previously assigned ID and will really create a new ID from scratch. Therefore you will have to call 'Species/Synchronize IDs' in all databases that also contain the species. ### If you are sure that the species only occurs in the current database, you may recreate the species ID without any further action. ### To change the name of 'species/gene' entries, a protection level equal or higher than that assigned to this entry has to be set on the 'ARB_NT' window.
## EXAMPLES
### None
## WARNINGS
### None
## BUGS
### No bugs known