Support scientific name query in the OccurrenceAPI

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Reporter: trobertson
Assignee: fmendez
Type: Feedback
Summary: Support scientific name query in the OccurrenceAPI
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Status: Closed
Created: 2013-10-02 10:33:53.14
Updated: 2013-10-03 15:45:14.615
Resolved: 2013-10-03 15:45:14.582
        
Description: Add a ?SCIENTIFIC_NAME param to the occurrence search api which does a name lookup first and then if not a homonym uses it, otherwise returns an appropriate error.

api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?SCIENTIFIC_NAME=Puma%20concolor
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Author: fmendez@gbif.org
Created: 2013-10-03 15:45:14.612
Updated: 2013-10-03 15:45:14.612
        
Implemented using the name usage matching service

http://code.google.com/p/gbif-occurrencestore/source/detail?r=2203