The NomenclaturalStatus enumeration is missing an entry for a correct/valid name and uses confusing terminology in some places. There should be 2 clear entries for a correct name and a validly published/available name.
As botanical and zoological terminology is using the same term valid for different things we should avoid it.
Botanical / Zoological terms:
correct (incorrect) / valid (invalid)
valid (invalid) / available (unavailable)
Suggest to use:
CORRECT & INCORRECT
AVAILABLE & UNAVAILABLE
All other more specific status values should have two methods to indicate whether that more specific status is correct and available in the above sense: isCorrect(), isAvailable()
The NomenclaturalStatus enumeration is missing an entry for a correct/valid name and uses confusing terminology in some places. There should be 2 clear entries for a correct name and a validly published/available name.
As botanical and zoological terminology is using the same term valid for different things we should avoid it.
Botanical / Zoological terms:
Suggest to use:
All other more specific status values should have two methods to indicate whether that more specific status is correct and available in the above sense: isCorrect(), isAvailable()