Figure 7.

Schema showing how the UNITE script assigns a taxon name to SHa: (a). One specimen was identified as Thelephora terrestris, a living specimen as Thelephora sp., and DNA sequence from soil as Thelephora sp. The UNITE algorithm chooses the full species name as the SHa name in the absence of direct conflict; (b). The same individuals, but here a new identification of the living specimen, namely, Thelephora aurantiotincta, was added to the database by a power user. Two different species names will cause a nomenclatural conflict, and the script chooses the genus name Thelephora as a consensus name for SHa. The content (individuals and traits) of the SHa remains identical, as does the digital object identifier (DOI). The same DOI allows stable communication of the SHa and its individuals even if the taxon name changes; (c). Again the same individuals, but the specimen in the collection was restudied by an expert, who provided a new identification: Thelephora aurantiotincta. Now the UNITE script will choose T. aurantiotincta as the name for SHa.