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taxize-package taxize
Taxonomic Information from Around the Web
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Defunct functions in taxize
taxize_cite()
Get citations and licenses for data sources used in taxize
taxize-params
taxize parameters
taxize_options()
taxize options

Authentication

taxize-authentication authentication
taxize authentication
getkey()
Function to get API key.
use_tropicos() use_entrez() use_iucn()
Helpers to set up authentication for the different providers.

High level functions

Functions that work across sources

children()
Retrieve immediate children taxa for a given taxon name or ID.
classification() cbind(<classification>) rbind(<classification>) cbind(<classification_ids>) rbind(<classification_ids>)
Retrieve the taxonomic hierarchy for a given taxon ID.
downstream()
Retrieve the downstream taxa for a given taxon name or ID.
upstream()
Retrieve the upstream taxa for a given taxon name or ID.
comm2sci()
Get scientific names from common names.
sci2comm()
Get common names from scientific names.
id2name()
Taxonomic IDs to taxonomic names
lowest_common()
Retrieve the lowest common taxon and rank for a given taxon name or ID
resolve()
Resolve names from different data sources
synonyms() synonyms_df()
Retrieve synonyms from various sources given input taxonomic names or identifiers
tax_name()
Get taxonomic names for a given rank
tax_rank()
Get rank for a given taxonomic name.

Ping

Get taxon identifiers

get_id_details
Details on get_*() functions
taxon_last() taxon_clear()
Last taxon state object from a get_* function call
get_boldid() as.boldid() as.data.frame(<boldid>) get_boldid_()
Get the BOLD (Barcode of Life) code for a search term.
get_eolid() as.eolid() as.data.frame(<eolid>) get_eolid_()
Get the EOL ID from Encyclopedia of Life from taxonomic names.
get_gbifid() as.gbifid() as.data.frame(<gbifid>) get_gbifid_()
Get the GBIF backbone taxon ID from taxonomic names.
get_ids() get_ids_()
Retrieve taxonomic identifiers for a given taxon name.
get_iucn() as.iucn() as.data.frame(<iucn>)
Get a IUCN Redlist taxon
get_natservid() as.natservid() as.data.frame(<natservid>) get_natservid_()
Get NatureServe taxonomic ID for a taxon name
get_nbnid() as.nbnid() as.data.frame(<nbnid>) get_nbnid_()
Get the UK National Biodiversity Network ID from taxonomic names.
get_pow() as.pow() as.data.frame(<pow>) get_pow_()
Get Kew's Plants of the World code for a taxon
get_tolid() as.tolid() as.data.frame(<tolid>) get_tolid_()
Get the OTT id for a search term
get_tpsid() as.tpsid() as.data.frame(<tpsid>) get_tpsid_()
Get the NameID codes from Tropicos for taxonomic names.
get_tsn() as.tsn() as.data.frame(<tsn>) get_tsn_()
Get the TSN code for a search term.
get_uid() as.uid() as.data.frame(<uid>) get_uid_()
Get the UID codes from NCBI for taxonomic names.
get_wiki() as.wiki() as.data.frame(<wiki>) get_wiki_()
Get the page name for a Wiki taxon
get_wormsid() as.wormsid() as.data.frame(<wormsid>) get_wormsid_()
Get Worms ID for a taxon name

Datasets

apg_families
MOBOT family names
apg_orders
MOBOT order names
plantGenusNames
Vector of plant genus names from ThePlantList
plantNames
Vector of plant species (genus - specific epithet) names from ThePlantList
rank_ref
Lookup-table for IDs of taxonomic ranks
rank_ref_zoo
Lookup-table for IDs of taxonomic ranks (WoRMS)
worrms_ranks
WORMS ranks
species_plantarum_binomials
Species names from Species Plantarum
theplantlist
Lookup-table for family, genus, and species names for ThePlantList

Random names

names_list()
Get a random vector of species names.

Name Resolution Services

gni_details()
Search for taxonomic name details using the Global Names Index
gni_search()
Search for taxonomic names using the Global Names Index
gnr_datasources()
Global Names Resolver Data Sources
gnr_resolve()
Resolve names using Global Names Resolver
iplant_resolve()
iPlant name resolution
tol_resolve()
Resolve names using Open Tree of Life (OTL) resolver

Name Parsers

gn_parse()
Parse scientific names using Global Names Parser
gni_parse()
Parse scientific names using EOL's name parser.
gbif_parse()
Parse taxon names using the GBIF name parser.

NCBI Taxonomy

ncbi_children()
Search NCBI for children of a taxon
ncbi_downstream()
Retrieve all taxa names downstream in hierarchy for NCBI
ncbi_get_taxon_summary()
NCBI taxon information from uids
genbank2uid()
Get NCBI taxonomy UID from GenBankID

Catalogue of Life

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

gbif_downstream()
Retrieve all taxonomic names downstream in hierarchy for GBIF
gbif_name_usage()
Lookup details for specific names in all taxonomies in GBIF.
gbif_parse()
Parse taxon names using the GBIF name parser.
scrapenames()
Find taxon names using Global Names Recognition and Discovery

Encyclopedia of Life

eol_dataobjects()
Given the identifier for a data object, return all metadata about the object
eol_pages()
Search for pages in EOL database using a taxonconceptID.
eol_search()
Search for terms in EOL database.

EUBON

eubon_capabilities()
EUBON capabilities
eubon_children()
EUBON children
eubon_hierarchy()
EUBON hierarchy
eubon_search()
EUBON taxonomy search

Index Fungorum

Integrated Taxonomic Information Service

itis_acceptname()
Retrieve accepted TSN and name
itis_downstream()
Retrieve all taxa names or TSNs downstream in hierarchy from given TSN.
itis_getrecord()
Get full ITIS record for one or more ITIS TSN's or lsid's.
itis_hierarchy()
ITIS hierarchy
itis_kingdomnames()
Get kingdom names
itis_lsid()
Get TSN from LSID
itis_name()
Get taxonomic names for a given taxonomic name query.
itis_native()
Get jurisdiction data, i.e., native or not native in a region.
itis_refs()
Get references related to a ITIS TSN.
itis_taxrank()
Retrieve taxonomic rank name from given TSN.
itis_terms()
Get ITIS terms, i.e., tsn's, authors, common names, and scientific names.

UK National Biodiversity Network

nbn_classification()
Search UK National Biodiversity Network database for taxonomic classification
nbn_search()
Search UK National Biodiversity Network
nbn_synonyms()
Return all synonyms for a taxon name with a given id from NBN

Tropicos

tp_accnames()
Return all accepted names for a taxon name with a given id.
tp_dist()
Return all distribution records for for a taxon name with a given id.
tp_refs()
Return all reference records for for a taxon name with a given id.
tp_search()
Search Tropicos by scientific name, common name, or Tropicos ID.
tp_summary()
Return summary data a taxon name with a given id.
tp_synonyms()
Return all synonyms for a taxon name with a given id.

The Plant List

tpl_families()
Get The Plant List families.
tpl_get()
Get The Plant List csv files.
tpl_search()
A light wrapper around the taxonstand fxn to call Theplantlist.org database.

Kew’s Plants of the World

pow_lookup()
Lookup taxa in Kew's Plants of the World
pow_search()
Search Kew's Plants of the World
pow_synonyms()
Lookup synonyms in Kew's Plants of the World

IUCN

iucn_getname()
Get any matching IUCN species names
iucn_id()
Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon
iucn_status()
Extractor functions for iucn-class.
iucn_summary()
Get a summary from the IUCN Red List

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

apgOrders() apgFamilies()
Get APG names
apg_families
MOBOT family names
apg_lookup()
Lookup in the APGIII taxonomy and replace family names
apg_orders
MOBOT order names

Other data sources

bold_search()
Search Barcode of Life for taxonomic IDs
bold_downstream()
Retrieve all taxa names downstream in hierarchy for BOLD
ion()
ION - Index to Organism Names
ipni_search()
Search for names in the International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
plantminer()
Search for taxonomy data from Plantminer.com
vascan_search()
Search the CANADENSYS Vascan API.
worms_downstream()
Retrieve all taxa names downstream in hierarchy for WORMS

Utilities

class2tree() plot(<classtree>) print(<classtree>)
Convert a list of classifications to a tree.
rankagg()
Aggregate data by given taxonomic rank
tax_agg() print(<tax_agg>)
Aggregate species data to given taxonomic rank
taxize_capwords()
Capitalize the first letter of a character string.

Defunct methods

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Defunct functions in taxize
ubio_ping()
uBio ping
tnrs()
Phylotastic Taxonomic Name Resolution Service.
tnrs_sources()
TNRS sources