Allow verbatim scientificName to be searched for occurrences

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Reporter: mdoering
Type: NewFeature
Summary: Allow verbatim scientificName to be searched for occurrences
Description: It has been requested (e.g. by Katia Cezón <katia@gbif.es>) to be able to search occurrences by the verbatim scientificName as it came in. This is really important for names not found in our backbone
Priority: Critical
Status: Open
Created: 2014-05-07 14:29:12.866
Updated: 2014-12-01 12:31:13.191

Author: mdoering@gbif.org
Comment: Also requested in the form of webservices by the BGBM (Gabi, <g.droege@BGBM.ORG>) for workflows
Created: 2014-06-11 18:08:15.137
Updated: 2014-06-11 18:08:40.049

Author: gabid
Created: 2014-06-11 19:09:07.213
Updated: 2014-06-11 19:09:07.213
        
email from Markus: A real text based search will also not be able to do any hierarchical inclusion of names based on the taxonomy.

Gabi: Maybe a compromise could work. Parse the name like you do now (e.g. Genus/Family found in the backbone, Species Epithet not found in the backbone), Enable search for full verbatim name and hierarchical inclusion is nevertheless realized through parts of the name that match with the backbone (e.g. Genus/Family).

If even Genus and/or Family do not match with the backbone, hierarchical inclusion is of course impossible and I would say that's acceptable. Most important for users/providers is, that they find their own records.