species_search_itis {algaeClassify}

Wrapper function for several functions in ritis:: Searches ITIS database for matches to a binomial scientific name outputs matches, current accepted names, synonyms, and higher taxonomy

Description

Wrapper function for several functions in ritis:: Searches ITIS database for matches to a binomial scientific name outputs matches, current accepted names, synonyms, and higher taxonomy

Usage

species_search_itis(genspp, higher = FALSE)

Arguments

genspp

Character string. Binomial scientific name with space between genus and species.

higher

Boolean. If TRUE, add higher taxonomic classifications to output

Value

data.frame with submitted name (orig.name), matched name (matched.name), 1/0 flag indicating that original name is currently accepted (orig.name.accepted), 1/0 flag indicating if search was genus_only (for distinguishing genus_search_itis and species_search_itis results), synonyms if any, and higher taxonomy (if higher=TRUE)

Examples

species="Aphanizomenon flosaquae"
species_search_itis(species,higher=FALSE)