taxotools (version 0.0.4)

CheckScientificName: Parse and resolve a scientific name string

Description

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

Usage

CheckScientificName(name)

Arguments

name

scientific name string to be checked

Value

Resolved Canonical name and NULL is not matched

See Also

Other Name functions: ExpandSyn, GuessTaxoLevel

Examples

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

# }