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2 years ago DECISION(S): Zoology - "Animalia" Kingdom records have been merged
- For Insects/Inverts, Phylum & higher will be merged/cleaned between Jim/Janeen/Paul
- For Vertebrates, Ben/Bill/Adam/Alan/Caleb will merge from Class down
Botany - Matt will fix Paleobot to match Bot at higher level
- within Botany, still cleaning higher Taxonomy (Nancy/Chris/Matt) Botany Higher Taxonomy
- We’d like the higher taxonomy (family upwards) to reflect modern concepts.
- For angiosperms, this would be the APG IV system (Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 181: 1-20. 2016).
- For Gymnosperms, Christenhusz et al. (Phytotaxa 19: 55-70. 2011).
- For Ferns Fern families PPG, 2016 (Schuettpelz et al.).
- For flowering plants, we will look for a reliable source of electronic data that assigns genera to currently accepted families. (TROPICOS? Plant List?)
- We need to consult with Chris Niezgoda about how this will impact herbarium operations since the physical filing system still mostly reflects the older system. [NH]
- Action and Botany need to discuss, agree, and request this data change
DISCUSSION POINTS:
No need to have duplicate records across collections (e.g., paleo and modern mammals), should work to share taxonomic records where ever possible.