[tdwg-content] subgenus as part of higherClassification

[Peter Desmet]

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 at 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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