iNat unregistered names

[JoeCohen]

Handle unregistered names (i.e., absent from nomenclature databases) when importing iNat observations:

• Complex (an official iNat name). Map to MO Group? (MO Group is essentially a vague superset of iNat Complex.)
• Provisional Names (iNat observation field(s)) Map to correctly formatted MO cryptonym.
• names s.l. (observation field) Include field in initial comment, otherwise ignore these. We don't need more homonyms

Tasks

• [ ] Complex
  • [ ] Example iNat Observations
  • [ ] Test mapping
  • [ ] Test import of iNat Obs with Provisional Name. Use MO name if it exists; create MO name and use it if it doesn't exist.
• [ ] Provisional
  • [ ] Get list of Observation fields
  • [ ] Example iNat Observations for each field
  • [ ] Test conversion of iNat Provisional Species Name to MO provisional name. Two cases:
  • [ ] iNat name format == MO name format
  • [ ] iNat name format != MO format. Ex: Daldinai PNW01. Easiest solution, add sp- prefix? Enclose in quotes? Add nom. prov.
  • [ ] Test import of iNat Obs with Provisional Name. Use MO name if it exists; create MO name and use it if it doesn't exist.
• [ ] Name s.l.
  • [ ] Example iNat Observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/17307
  • [ ] Test. Prove it's included in initial comment.

[JoeCohen]

Example iNat Complex: Complex Pleurotus ostreatus

[JoeCohen]

Sample Obss:with a provisional name:

• Check the complete list of Obss from NEMF 2023
• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24963049 (from an OMS foray).