Deconstruct canonical names into Genus, Species and Subspecies fields.
melt_canonical(dat, canonical = "", genus = "", species = "", subspecies = "")
data frame containing taxonomic list
field name for canonical names
field name for Genus
field name for Species
field name for Subspecies
a data frame containing Genus, Species and Subspecies fields added or or repopulated using data in canonical name field.
Other Name functions: cast_canonical, check_scientific, expand_name, guess_taxo_level, list_higher_taxo
cast_canonical
check_scientific
expand_name
guess_taxo_level
list_higher_taxo
# NOT RUN { melt_canonical(mylist,"canonical","genus","species","subspecies") # }
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