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Documentation for package ‘taxize’ version 0.0.5

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taxize-package Taxnomic search and phylogeny retrieval.
capwords Capitalize the first letter of a character string.
classification Get taxonomic hierarchy for a given taxon ID.
classification.tsn Get taxonomic hierarchy for a given taxon ID.
classification.uid Get taxonomic hierarchy for a given taxon ID.
col_children Search Catalogue of Life for for direct children of a particular taxon.
col_classification Search Catalogue of Life for taxonomic classifications.
col_downstream Use Catalogue of Life to get downstream taxa to a given taxonomic level.
eol_dataobjects Given the identifier for a data object, return all metadata about the object.
eol_hierarchy Retrieve all taxonomic hierarchy from given EOL taxonID.
eol_pages Search for pages in EOL database using a taxonconceptID.
eol_ping Ping EOL API to see if it's working.
eol_search Search for terms in EOL database.
getacceptednamesfromtsn Get accepted names from tsn
getanymatchcount Get any match count.
getcommentdetailfromtsn Get comment detail from TSN
getcommonnamesfromtsn Get common names from tsn
getcoremetadatafromtsn Get core metadata from tsn
getcoveragefromtsn Get coverge from tsn
getcredibilityratingfromtsn Get credibility rating from tsn
getcredibilityratings Get possible credibility ratings
getcurrencyfromtsn Get currency from tsn
getdatedatafromtsn Get date data from tsn
getdescription Get description of the ITIS service
getexpertsfromtsn Get expert information for the TSN.
getfullhierarchyfromtsn Get full hierarchy from tsn
getfullrecordfromlsid Returns the full ITIS record for the TSN in the LSID, found by comparing the TSN in the search key to the TSN field. Returns an empty result set if there is no match or the TSN is invalid.
getfullrecordfromtsn Get full record from TSN.
getgeographicdivisionsfromtsn Get geographic divisions from tsn
getgeographicvalues Get all possible geographic values
getglobalspeciescompletenessfromtsn Get global species completeness from tsn
gethierarchydownfromtsn Get hierarchy down from tsn
gethierarchyupfromtsn Get hierarchy up from tsn
getitistermsfromcommonname Get itis terms from common names
getitistermsfromscientificname Get itis terms from scientific names
getjurisdictionaloriginfromtsn Get jurisdictional origin from tsn
getjurisdictionoriginvalues Get jurisdiction origin values
getjurisdictionvalues Get possible jurisdiction values
getkingdomnamefromtsn Get kingdom names from tsn
getkingdomnames Get all possible kingdom names
getlastchangedate Provides the date the ITIS database was last updated.
getlsidfromtsn Gets the unique LSID for the TSN, or an empty result if there is no match.
getothersourcesfromtsn Returns a list of the other sources used for the TSN.
getparenttsnfromtsn Returns the parent TSN for the entered TSN.
getpublicationsfromtsn Returns a list of the pulications used for the TSN.
getranknames Provides a list of all the unique rank names contained in the database and their kingdom and rank ID values.
getrecordfromlsid Gets the partial ITIS record for the TSN in the LSID, found by comparing the TSN in the search key to the TSN field. Returns an empty result set if there is no match or the TSN is invalid.
getreviewyearfromtsn Returns the review year for the TSN.
getscientificnamefromtsn Returns the scientific name for the TSN. Also returns the component parts (names and indicators) of the scientific name.
getsynonymnamesfromtsn Returns a list of the synonyms (if any) for the TSN.
gettaxonauthorshipfromtsn Returns the author information for the TSN.
gettaxonomicranknamefromtsn Returns the kingdom and rank information for the TSN.
gettaxonomicusagefromtsn Returns the usage information for the TSN.
gettsnbyvernacularlanguage Retrieve accepted TSN (with accepted name)
gettsnfromlsid Gets the TSN corresponding to the LSID, or an empty result if there is no match.
getunacceptabilityreasonfromtsn Returns the unacceptability reason, if any, for the TSN.
getvernacularlanguages Provides a list of the unique languages used in the vernacular table.
get_genes Retrieve gene sequences from NCBI by accession number.
get_genes_avail Retrieve gene sequences available for a species from NCBI.
get_seqs Retrieve nucleotide sequences from NCBI.
get_tsn Get the TSN code for a search term.
get_uid Get the UID codes from NCBI for species names.
gisd_isinvasive Check invasive species status for a set of species from GISD database
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 Get data sources for the Global Names Resolver.
gnr_resolve Resolve names using Global Names Resolver.
itis_acceptname Retrieve accepted TSN (with accepted name).
itis_downstream Retrieve all taxa names or TSNs downstream in hierarchy from given TSN.
itis_name Get taxonomic names for a given taxonomic name query.
itis_phymat_format Get family names to make Phylomatic input object, and output input string to Phylomatic for use in the function phylomatic_tree.
itis_taxrank Retrieve taxonomic rank name from given TSN.
iucn_summary Get a summary from the IUCN Red List.
phylomatic_tree Format tree string, submit to Phylomatic, get newick tree.
plantminer Search for taxonomy data from Plantminer.com
rank_ref Lookup-table for IDs of taxonomic ranks
searchbycommonname Search for tsn by common name
searchbycommonnamebeginswith Search for tsn by common name beginning with
searchbycommonnameendswith Search for tsn by common name ending with
searchbyscientificname Search by scientific name
searchforanymatch Search for any match
searchforanymatchpaged Search for any matched page
taxize Taxnomic search and phylogeny retrieval.
tax_name Get taxonomic names for a given taxonomic name query.
tnrs Search the Phylotastic Taxonomic Name Resolution Service.
tnrs_sources Get sources for the Phylotastic Taxonomic Name Resolution Service.
tpl_get Get The Plant List csv files.
tpl_search A light wrapper around the taxonstand fxn to call Theplantlist.org database.
tp_acceptednames Return all accepted names for a taxon name with a given id.
tp_namedistributions Return all distribution records for for a taxon name with a given id.
tp_namereferences Return all reference records for for a taxon name with a given 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.
ubio_namebank Search uBio namebank.