[Feature Request]: Ability to download data with separate specific and infraspecific authorship #723
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Is your feature/tool request related to a problem? Please describe.
I have only seen this in one other database, but would love for it to be used here, as it is vital for making checklists.
It would be ideal if the scientific name was parsed out into 6 separate columns: genus, specific epithet, specific epithet author, infraspecific rank, infraspecific epithet and infraspecific author. The one authorship column for the whole name at the highest rank is not suitable for bulk checklist efforts when a significant part of regional flora will always encompass infraspecific variety.
This is already linked in the database, when labels come out, the delineation between specific epithet authorship and infraspecific authorship is present on the labels, so ideally it would be an easy option to fix. If not, ideally there would be a place to run a simple SQL query to customize your data download.
Thank you!
Describe the solution you'd like.
For the scientific name of each collection to be parsed out into 6 separate columns when downloading collections data: genus, specific epithet, specific epithet author, infraspecific rank, infraspecific epithet and infraspecific author.
Who else has expressed a desire for this feature/tool?
Bryana Olmeda, Lizzie Lombardi
When and how would this feature be used? What are some use cases?
Working on checklists for regional flora. Especially when it comes to eventually formatting. Would save a lot of graduate students a whole lot of time.
Additional context
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