Remove extra words from taxonomic names
refdb_clean_tax_remove_extra(x, cols = NULL)A reference database.
lib <- read.csv(system.file("extdata", "baetidae_bold.csv", package = "refdb")) lib <- refdb_set_fields_BOLD(lib) refdb_clean_tax_remove_extra(lib)
a reference database.
an optional vector of column names.
If NULL (default), the function is applied to the columns
associated with the taxonomy and organism fields.
As the function can match words like "g.", "s." or "x", which can have a signification in some nomenclatures, it is recommended to execute refdb_clean_tax_harmonize_nomenclature first.