resolve.mult {bio.infer}

Resolve cases in which two taxa are found in ITIS

Description

Resolves cases in which two taxa listed on the same entry are both found in ITIS.

Usage

resolve.mult(parse.list, get.tax.env)

Arguments

parse.list

List of taxa that are found in ITIS (position 1)and taxa that are still unresolved (position 2).

get.tax.env

Environment variable where the full ITIS taxon table is available

Details

The most likely reason for two valid taxa being listed in the same entry is that the taxonomist could only identify a specimen down to two possibilities. In these cases, the script downgrades the identification to a coarser level that is the same for both taxa.

Value

Updates parse.list so that resolved multiple listings are included in position 1.

Author(s)

Lester L. Yuan