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arakno (version 1.3.1)

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Description

Allows the user to connect with the World Spider Catalogue (WSC; ) and the World Spider Trait (WST; ) databases. Also performs several basic functions such as checking names validity, retrieving coordinate data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; ), and mapping.

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Install

install.packages('arakno')

Monthly Downloads

464

Version

1.3.1

License

GPL-3

Maintainer

Pedro Cardoso

Last Published

July 30th, 2025

Functions in arakno (1.3.1)

globalTree

Global spider backbone tree.
authors

Get species authors from WSC.
checknames

Check taxa names in WSC.
distribution

Get species distributions from WSC.
buildtree

Create phylogenetic tree.
countries

Get taxon countries from WSC.
lsid

Get species LSID from WSC.
map

Map species ranges.
records

Get coordinate data from GBIF and WST.
endemics

Get country endemics from WSC.
species

Get species from higher taxa.
wsc

Downloads WSC data.
traits

Get trait data from WST.
taxonomy

Get taxonomy from species.
wscmap

Matrix matching WSC and ISO3 country codes.