taxotools (version 0.0.23)

CheckScientificName: Parse and resolve a scientific name string

Description

This function is depreciated. Please use check_scientific

Usage

CheckScientificName(name)

Arguments

name

scientific name string to be checked

Value

Resolved Canonical name and NULL is not matched

Details

Parse the names using GBIF parse API to make sure the name passed is an scientific name

See Also

Other Discontinued functions: BuildCSList, ExpandSyn, GetWikiSyn, GuessTaxoLevel, MakeCanonical, MatchLists

Examples

# NOT RUN {
CheckScientificName("Akodon longipilis (Waterhouse, 1837)")
CheckScientificName("Mus longipilis Waterhouse, 1837")
CheckScientificName("Akodon hershkovitzi Patterson, Gallardo, and Freas, 1984")
# }