diff --git a/src/biotree/TaxonNode.java b/src/biotree/TaxonNode.java
index 079e4d7e18e2bf40c0c0a36bb920796fb3af70b5..438711fc2b23cf91cb603857fd40137c5e067a67 100644
--- a/src/biotree/TaxonNode.java
+++ b/src/biotree/TaxonNode.java
@@ -2,18 +2,32 @@ package biotree;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
-// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2697182/how-to-use-an-array-list
+/**
+ * This class implements TaxonNode ADT
+ * The BioTree class uses these nodes to construct its tree.
+ * An implicit taxonomic hierarchy is constructed via. the parent and children properties. 
+ * 
+ * Used the following source(s):
+ * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2697182/how-to-use-an-array-list
+ */
 	
 public class TaxonNode {
-	//JSON returns long
 	private final int taxonId;
 	private final TaxonType taxonType;
 	private final String name;
 	
-	private TaxonNode parent;	// this can't be final unless parent is recursively returned and constructed in constructor.
+	private TaxonNode parent;
 	private ArrayList<TaxonNode> children = new ArrayList<TaxonNode>();
 	private int count;
 	
+	
+	/**
+	 * TaxonNode constructor
+	 * 
+	 * @param taxonId
+	 * @param taxonType
+	 * @param name
+	 */
 	public TaxonNode(int taxonId, TaxonType taxonType, String name) {
 		this.taxonId = taxonId;
 		this.taxonType = taxonType;
@@ -23,43 +37,92 @@ public class TaxonNode {
 		this.count = 0;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the TaxonNode's Id
+	 * 
+	 * @return taxonId
+	 */
 	public int getTaxonId() {
 		return this.taxonId;
 	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the TaxonNode's Type
+	 * 
+	 * @return taxonType
+	 */
 	public TaxonType getTaxonType() {
 		return this.taxonType;
 	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the TaxonNode's Name
+	 * 
+	 * @return Name
+	 */
 	public String getName() {
 		return this.name;
 	}
-	
-	public void setParent(TaxonNode parent) {
-		this.parent = parent;
-	}
-	
-	public void addChild(TaxonNode newChild) {
-		this.children.add(newChild);
-	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the TaxonNode's Parent
+	 * 
+	 * @return parent
+	 */
 	public TaxonNode getParent() {
 		return this.parent;
 	}
 	
-	//Stub Changed
+	/**
+	 * Gets the TaxonNode's Arraylist of Children
+	 * 
+	 * @return Arraylist of children
+	 */
 	public Iterable<TaxonNode> getChildren() {
 		return this.children;
 	}
 	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the TaxonNode's Children Count
+	 * 
+	 * @return Children Count
+	 */
 	public int getCount() {
 		return this.count;
 	}
 	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets the TaxonNode's Parent
+	 * 
+	 * @param parent
+	 */
+	public void setParent(TaxonNode parent) {
+		this.parent = parent;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a new child to the children list 
+	 * 
+	 * @param newChild
+	 */
+	public void addChild(TaxonNode newChild) {
+		this.children.add(newChild);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Increments the children count
+	 */
 	public void incCount() {
 		this.count ++;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Converts the properties of the taxonNode to String format
+	 * 
+	 * @return String of TaxonNode properties
+	 */
 	public String toString() {
 		String s = "";
 		s += String.format("%-20s%s\n", "Scientific Name:", name);