Example GNVerifier score matching “Canis familiaris” found name string to Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 in the Catalogue of Life. The final score (G) is calculated based on the following seven attributes and used to sort results: A) Are the names uninomials, binomials, or trinomials? B) Do the names share an infraspecific rank, such as variety or form? C) Do the names match exactly? D) How carefully curated is the source of the matched name? E) Does the author and year information match? F) Is the found name a synonym of the matched name?

 
  Part of: Thessen AE, Mozzherin D, Shorthouse DP, Patterson DJ (2022) Improving the discoverability of biodiversity data using the Global Names Finder. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 6: e90026. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.6.90026