mjy
commented
10 months ago In TW/TP we have the concept of "coordinate OTUs". All the panels on a TaxonPage (biological entity, not name) page draw data from all of the biological concepts linked by proxy of the nomenclature. I.e. if there are images for concepts (Images are linked in many ways, through OTUs, Specimens, Observations etc.), then you should see them on the page in question without having to go elsewhere. Given this, if you are not seeing images (or map data, etc.) you expect to see let us know.
Side notes. When we model data we think of assertions and inferences. We have modelled nomenclature assertions seperately from biological circumscriptions assertions in TaxonWorks. We have modelled it as a historical record, i.e. one that can be transcribed objectively. For example, it is not in question when two names are proposed as synonyms. When we record a name we are modelling it under these assumptions.
Now, whether or not the two biological entities linked to those names are in fact 1, is, as you note, another question. In TaxonWorks we have multiple mechanisms for allowing two concepts to reference, for example, the same name, or partially overlap, etc. In practice, however, most curators maintain a 1:1 list of Names to OTUs, though we have the power to abstract away from this incorrect assumption in the data model in TW.
klausriede
MMCigliano
I cannot access the synonyms. Why is this important? There might be a type specimen and picture associated with the synonym... In addition synonimisation is always a matter of debate. We therefore need to see all information swiftly associated with synonyms (would be great to see thumbnails!)