diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 3e8d0e0..ec14799 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ When species are reclassied in WoRMS, the original `scientificName` and `scientificNameID` provided in a dataset remains unchanged. However WoRMS will list the old ID as "Unaccepted", and link to the accepted taxon entry, and this will be reflected in the taxonomic information attached to a dataset download. - For example, if we search for Manta birostris in OBIS (), we see that the taxon's status in WoRMS is unaccepted. At the bottom of the page it links to the currently accepted name: . We can find an occurrence which shows the **source** `scientificName` as "Manta" while the **interpreted** `scientificName` is "Mobula": . We can also see that `originalScientificName` is populated with the source name in the intepreted output. + For example, if we search for Manta birostris in OBIS (), we see that the taxon's status in WoRMS is unaccepted. At the bottom of the page it links to the currently accepted name: . We can find an occurrence which shows the **source** `scientificName` as "Manta" while the **interpreted** `scientificName` is "Mobula": . We can also see that `originalScientificName` is populated with the source name in the intepreted output. As a user, you don't have to trace species names. *However* if the datasets's DwC-A is downloaded from the dataset page instead of obtained through R or the Mapper, **all fields will contain the original value**. It remains good practice to also check identifiers against WoRMS to see if any have been updated when you download data.