gbif / name-parser

The core GBIF scientific name parser library
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Handle all IPNI names, often infragenerics #15

Open mdoering opened 6 years ago

mdoering commented 6 years ago

Looks like IPNI has also lots of names that do not parse properly:

mdoering commented 6 years ago

Gruppe, genitor, agglom, linea are all made up ranks, to know what they mean one needs to find the original publication and see what the author says about it, and where it should be placed. Anybody can make up a rank if they choose, this is in the Code under Art. 4 , in particular:

4.3. Further ranks may also be intercalated or added, provided that confusion or error is not thereby introduced.

mdoering commented 6 years ago

Suggest to try to parse these as Other rank if possible, potentially in a dedicated regex which allows for Capitalized "species" epithets

mdoering commented 6 years ago

see also #18