GBIF match for modelling species

[peterdesmet]

Notes regarding GBIF match for modelling species:

• [x] Podarcis sicula (https://www.gbif.org/species/2469233) considered synonym of Podarcis siculus. I propose to update our spelling to Podarcis siculus. OK?
• [x] Persicaria wallichii (https://www.gbif.org/species/6391908) considered synonym of Koenigia polystachya (https://www.gbif.org/species/8848208) which has a whole number of synonyms (see on the left). Do we keep our restricted Persicaria wallichii taxon concept or widen to Koenigia polystachya?
• [x] Aspius aspius (https://www.gbif.org/species/2360181) considered synonym of Leuciscus aspius (https://www.gbif.org/species/5851603) with a number of synonyms. Keep restricted or widen?
• [x] Astacus leptodactylus (https://www.gbif.org/species/4417551) considered synonym of Pontastacus leptodactylus (https://www.gbif.org/species/8946295) with 3 synonyms. Keep restricted or widen?

• [x] Mimulus guttatus matches with 2:

  • Mimulus guttatus Fisch. (https://www.gbif.org/species/7887942) considered synonym of Erythranthe lutea (L.) G.L.Nesom (https://www.gbif.org/species/7730307) with a number of synonyms.
  • Mimulus guttatus Fisch. ex DC. (https://www.gbif.org/species/6070603) considered synonym of different species Erythranthe guttata (DC.) G.L.Nesom (https://www.gbif.org/species/7346102) with a number of synonyms.

  Which one of the two is it? I'll then add that author. Also: keep restricted or widen?

[qgroom]

Mimulus guttatus Fisch. and Mimulus guttatus Fisch. ex DC. are exactly the same thing. Neson is a bit of a splitter so I'm not surprised he has made a new genus, but it is all the same thing nevertheless.

[qgroom]

For Persicaria wallichii include all the synonyms in the Manual of Alien plants (http://alienplantsbelgium.be/content/rubrivena-polystachya)

[timadriaens]

Podarcis siculus is ok, it is also the preferred name according to the reptile database that is commonly used as a standard for these beasts

[peterdesmet]

@qgroom:

• Mimulus guttatus: might be the same thing, but GBIF backbone considers them differently: as synonyms of different accepted species, so my question remains.
• Persicaria wallichii: we cannot easily cherry pick synonyms. We either keep it with Persicaria wallichii (https://www.gbif.org/species/6391908) 988 occ. or extend to Koenigia polystachya (https://www.gbif.org/species/8848208) 2013 occ., with all its synonyms. Note that Rubrivena polystachya is included in that synonym list.

[timadriaens]

I think we need to keep in line with the decisions we made regarding splitting taxa when mapping the Manual of Alien Plants?

[qgroom]

I think I understand your question now. The GBIF backbone is wrong. Mimulus guttatus Fisch. and Mimulus guttatus Fisch. ex DC. are not synonyms it is the same name just with a different way of writing the author. Neither name is in reality a synonym of Erythranthe lutea (L.) G.L.Nesom. So if you can only use one GBIF name use Mimulus guttatus Fisch. ex DC. (https://www.gbif.org/species/6070603)

[qgroom]

widen to Koenigia polystachya

[timadriaens]

keep Astacus leptodactylus, take Leuciscus aspius since this seems also the preferred name used by Fishbase