Peter, I would actually prefer that, yes. But as long as you can indicate the rank separately, it can be interpreted correctly without the corresponding genus. Just in the higherClassification you cant always, as its a concatenation of names only.
Markus
On Nov 8, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Peter Desmet wrote:
Markus,
If you prefer "genus (subgenus)" - which I guess is following the ICZN
- would you then also prefer "genus rank infragenericName" (Amaranthus
subgenus Albersia, Carex section Phacocystis), which is the correct way to write it according to the ICBN?
The updated version Vascan will use this formula for its scientificName (we don't have higherClassification or subgenus), will this cause any problems?
Peter
2009/11/4 "Markus Döring (GBIF)" mdoering@gbif.org:
Good question Gail, I am currently working on integrating million of names from several large datasets right now and it seems both ways are equally often used. Personally I much prefer to cite the subgenus in bracket together with the genus, otherwise its hard or even impossible to tell the two apart.
Markus
On Nov 3, 2009, at 22:10, Gail Kampmeier wrote:
How would you expect to find a subgenus, which in the term subgenus is combined with its genus for disambiguating homonymies, when you cite it as part of the higherClassification? Do you cite it as you do in the term for subgenus or "naked"?
Aphis (Aphis) glycines
< dwc:higherClassification
Animalia ;Arthropoda ;Insecta;Hemiptera;Sternorrhyncha;Aphidoidea;Aphididae;Aphis;Aphis (Aphis)</dwc:higherClassification>
or
< dwc:higherClassification
Animalia ;Arthropoda ;Insecta;Hemiptera;Sternorrhyncha;Aphidoidea;Aphididae;Aphis;Aphis</ dwc:higherClassification>
considering that there are about 4 other possible ranks in between the subgenus and species?
Thanks! Gail
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