neotoma (version 1.3.0)

get_taxa: Get taxon information from Neotoma.

Description

Get taxon information from Neotoma.

Usage

get_taxa(taxonid, taxonname, status, taxagroup, ecolgroup)

Arguments

taxonid

Numeric taxon identifier used in Neotoma

taxonname

A character string representing the full or partial name of taxa of interest.

status

The current status of the taxon, one of 'extinct', 'extant', 'all'.

taxagroup

The taxonomic grouping for the taxa. See http://api.neotomadb.org/doc/resources/taxa for the list of approved groupings.

ecolgroup

The ecological group of the taxa. More detailed than taxagroup, can be obtained using get_table("EcolGroupTypes").

Value

• Returns a data frame with the following components:
• TaxonID
  Unique database record identifier for a taxon
• TaxonCode
  Shorthand notation for a taxon identification
• TaxonName
  Name of the taxon
• Author
  Author(s) of the name. Used almost exclusively with beetle taxa
• Extinct
  True if extinct; false if extant
• TaxaGroup
  Code for taxa group to which taxon belongs
• EcolGroups
  Array of ecological group codes to which the taxon belongs
• HigherTaxonID
  TaxonID of the next higher taxonomic rank
• PublicationID
  Publication identification number
• Notes
  Free-form notes or comments about the taxon

References

Neotoma Project Website: http://www.neotomadb.org API Reference: http://api.neotomadb.org/doc/resources/contacts

Examples

## Return all species taxa with "Abies" in name - note wildcard
taxa <- get_taxa(taxonname = "Abies*")