Learn R Programming

benthos (version 1.3-8)

read_taxa: Read and Validate Taxa Data

Description

This function reads files in the taxa format.

Usage

read_taxa(filename)

get_taxa()

validate_taxa(.data)

Arguments

filename

name of taxa file

.data

table in taxa-format

Functions

  • get_taxa(): get default taxa list (TWN list extended with species Southern North Sea)

  • validate_taxa(): validator for taxa-format

Details

Taxa files have the following format:

  • group taxonomic group

  • provided provided taxon name

  • accepted accepted taxon name

  • level taxonomic level

Other columns are allowed, but silently ingored.