[Taxacom] taxonomic names databases

[Stephen Thorpe]

Here is an example of what can and does go wrong with automated methods: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Cleopus_japonicus_Wingelm$,_1914
If you click on either of the linked pages, you will find no mention of Cleopus japonicus, except in the "Scientific Names on this Page" field on the left! Something is going awry and askew!

Stephen

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On Mon, 22/8/16, Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Taxacom] taxonomic names databases
 To: "Stephen Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
 Cc: "John Grehan" <calabar.john at gmail.com>, "taxacom" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 Received: Monday, 22 August, 2016, 12:58 PM
 
 Hi Stephen,
 That's a nice site and may prove useful to
 chase down the species in that genus one by one, and
 possibly more... however with 260,000 LepIndex names in Cat.
 of Life (and therefore IRMNG) from 2006, and potentially
 more to be found in the current CoL version, the thought of
 anyone having to sort these out one by one does really
 thrill me... (plus as is usual with such "personal
 interest" projects, the creator of that site warns
 about its dynamic nature as a citable resource, data
 limitations, etc.). So if LepIndex does not fill the niche
 (as a block of expert reviewed, re-usable content), I wonder
 what does...
 Regards - Tony
 Tony
 Rees, New South Wales, Australiahttps://about.me/TonyRees