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
available_versions()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("Trochalop")
#> # A tibble: 100 × 15
#> taxonID scientificName taxonRank acceptedNameUsageID taxonomicStatus kingdom
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 ITIS:91… Trochaloptero… species ITIS:1282059 synonym Animal…
#> 2 ITIS:12… Trochaloptero… species ITIS:1282061 synonym Animal…
#> 3 ITIS:12… Trochaloptero… species ITIS:919057 synonym Animal…
#> 4 ITIS:12… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:919063 synonym Animal…
#> 5 ITIS:12… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:916125 synonym Animal…
#> 6 ITIS:12… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:919067 synonym Animal…
#> 7 ITIS:12… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:1282602 accepted Animal…
#> 8 ITIS:91… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:1282060 synonym Animal…
#> 9 ITIS:91… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:1282061 synonym Animal…
#> 10 ITIS:91… Trochaloptero… subspeci… ITIS:916116 synonym Animal…
#> # ℹ 90 more rows
#> # ℹ 9 more variables: phylum <chr>, class <chr>, order <chr>, family <chr>,
#> # genus <chr>, specificEpithet <chr>, infraspecificEpithet <chr>,
#> # vernacularName <chr>, update_date <chr>
# }