Existing name checking mechanisms
(Testing and documentation in progress)
Contents
Checklist Bank (GBIF & Catalogue of Life)
Scope: All taxa or specific groups, also geographically restricted depending on the target dataset chosen
Software updated: May 23 (frontend), June 23 (backend) (checked August 15, 2023)
Codebase/Documentation: https://api.checklistbank.org/
Data updated: depending on target dataset
Limitation: Direct input of list limited to 6000 names. (With file upload not limited)
Other: Login with GBIF account is recommended (self-registration at https://www.gbif.org/user/profile)
Local ID input returned: NO (checked August 16, 2023)
Local Name input returned: YES
Aggregator name ID returned: YES - in download only
Interactive mode for partial matches: NO
World Flora Online WFO Plant List
Scope: Plants
Software updated:
Codebase/Documentation
Data updated:
Limitation:
Other:
Local ID input returned:
Local Name input returned:
Aggregator name ID returned:
Interactive mode for partial matches:
PESI
Scope:
Software updated:
Codebase/Documentation
Data updated:
Limitation:
Other:
Local ID input returned:
Local Name input returned:
Aggregator name ID returned:
Interactive mode for partial matches:
LifeWatch
Scope:
Software updated:
Codebase/Documentation
Data updated:
Limitation:
Other:
Local ID input returned:
Local Name input returned:
Aggregator name ID returned:
Interactive mode for partial matches:
Global Names
Contains options to restrict matching to certain source dataset, among them:
a 2021 Algabase set (but matching doesn’t work)
an (supposedly) up to date Index Fungorum search – the output (HTML, JSON, CSV, TSV) contains a UUID in the „id“ field which is not the „Index Fungorum UUID“, probably a Global Names UUID. But the field „RecordID“ is the „Index Fungorum Registration Identifier“ which in a URL resolves to the name page: http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=229900
Scope: defined by stored datasets
Software updated:
Codebase/Documentation
Data updated:
Limitation: 5000 names, at least in interactive mode
Other: Offers a kind of query language that seems to be very flexible
Local ID input returned:
Local Name input returned:
Aggregator name ID returned:
Interactive mode for partial matches:
Kew (IPNI)
Scope: Vascular plants (POWO - IPNI offered but not working)
Software updated: ?
Codebase/Documentation ?
Data updated: current
Limitation: Not found - tested with 144.000 records
Other: OpenRefine Interface?
Local ID input returned: YES
Local Name input returned: YES
Aggregator name ID returned: YES: IPNI-LSID
Interactive mode for partial matches: NO
TNRS Taxonomic Name Resolution Service
Scope: Plants, WFO and vascular plants WCVP - potentially more datasets could be included
Software updated: v. 5.0 Feb. 24, 2021
Codebase/Documentation: https://github.com/ojalaquellueva/TNRSapi
Data updated: 2023
Limitation: Pasting 5000 names; API-processing unlimited (in batches of 5000)
Other: R package available
Local ID input returned: No
Local Name input returned: YES
Aggregator name ID returned: NO
Interactive mode for partial matches: YES
Tropicos
Scope: Plants
Software updated:
Codebase/Documentation
Data updated:
Limitation:
Other:
Local ID input returned:
Local Name input returned:
Aggregator name ID returned:
Interactive mode for partial matches:
