validate_names: validate_names
Description
Check for alternate versions of a scientific name and return
the scientific names FishBase recognizes as valid
Usage
validate_names(
species_list,
server = getOption("FISHBASE_API", "fishbase"),
version = get_latest_release(),
db = default_db(),
...
)
Arguments
species_list
A vector of scientific names (each element as "genus species"). If empty, a table for all fish will be returned.
server
can be set to either "fishbase" or "sealifebase" to switch between databases. NOTE: it is usually
easier to leave this as NULL and set the source instead using the environmental variable `FISHBASE_API`, e.g.
`Sys.setenv(FISHBASE_API="sealifebase")`.
version
a version string for the database, will default to the latest release. see [get_releases()] for details.
...
unused; for backwards compatibility only
Value
a string of the validated names
Examples
Run this code# NOT RUN {
validate_names("Abramites ternetzi")
# }
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