Yde wrote (among other things)

A detail I would like to discuss within this context in the near future is the best possible way to link species names to genetic resources (e.g. DNA barcodes).

This is something that CBOL have been discussing. I think that their current draft is that barcode sequences should be linked to the best available name (ie a well defined concept if there's a checklist, otherwise a name from a nomenclator, & only if there's nothing available from a nomenclator should they go for just a name, or even an unpublished candidate name like sp A, sp. B ) When CBOL were discussing the link to names earlier this year (in May) things weren't so well advanced on the GUID front so their approach may need to be reviewed if we do get a good system of GUIDs in place for names or concepts. However I know that they are including GBIF in the discussions so hopefully whatever they come up with will be compatible with whatever we come up with ...

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