scientific name starts with
Usage
name_starts_with(
name,
provider = getOption("taxadb_default_provider", "itis"),
version = latest_version(),
db = td_connect(),
ignore_case = TRUE
)Arguments
- name
vector of names (scientific or common, see
by) to be matched against.- provider
from which provider should the hierarchy be returned? Default is 'itis', which can also be configured using
options(default_taxadb_provider=..."). See[td_create]for a list of recognized providers.- version
Which version of the taxadb provider database should we use? defaults to latest. See tl_import for details.
- db
a connection to the taxadb database. See details.
- ignore_case
should we ignore case (capitalization) in matching names? Can be significantly slower to run.
Examples
# \donttest{
name_starts_with("Chera")
#> # A tibble: 6 × 15
#> taxonID scientificName taxonRank acceptedNameUsageID taxonomicStatus
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 ITIS:1025110 Cheracebus purinus species ITIS:1025110 accepted
#> 2 ITIS:1025104 Cheracebus lugens species ITIS:1025104 accepted
#> 3 ITIS:1025106 Cheracebus torquat… species ITIS:1025106 accepted
#> 4 ITIS:1025111 Cheracebus regulus species ITIS:1025111 accepted
#> 5 ITIS:1025105 Cheracebus medemi species ITIS:1025105 accepted
#> 6 ITIS:1025107 Cheracebus lucifer species ITIS:1025107 accepted
#> # ℹ 10 more variables: update_date <lgl>, kingdom <chr>, phylum <chr>,
#> # class <chr>, order <chr>, family <chr>, genus <chr>, specificEpithet <chr>,
#> # vernacularName <chr>, infraspecificEpithet <lgl>
# }