refdb_clean_tax_NA {refdb}

Convert missing taxonomic names to NA

Description

Convert missing taxonomic names to NA

Usage

refdb_clean_tax_NA(x, cols = NULL, hybrid = TRUE, uncertain = FALSE)

Arguments

x

a reference database.

cols

an optional vector of column names. If NULL (default), the function is applied to the columns associated with the taxonomy and organism fields.

hybrid

hybrids are converted to NA (default TRUE).

uncertain

taxa with qualifiers of uncertainty (cf., aff., etc.) are converted to NA (default FALSE).

Value

A reference database.

Examples

lib <- read.csv(system.file("extdata", "baetidae_bold.csv", package = "refdb"))
lib <- refdb_set_fields_BOLD(lib)
refdb_clean_tax_NA(lib)