col_downstream(name = NULL, downto, format = NULL, start = NULL, checklist = NULL, url = "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/webservice")
data(rank_ref) for spelling.A list of data.frame's.
Use Catalogue of Life to get downstream taxa to a given taxonomic level.
Provide only names instead of id's
$Apis childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 6971712 Apis andreniformis Species 2 6971713 Apis cerana Species 3 6971714 Apis dorsata Species 4 6971715 Apis florea Species 5 6971716 Apis koschevnikovi Species 6 6845885 Apis mellifera Species 7 6971717 Apis nigrocincta Species$Bryophyta childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 12250220 Andreaeaceae Family 2 12250222 Andreaeobryaceae Family 3 12250210 Archidiaceae Family 4 12250211 Aulacomniaceae Family 5 12250212 Bartramiaceae Family 6 12250213 Bryaceae Family 7 12250205 Catoscopiaceae Family 8 12250206 Hypnodendraceae Family 9 12250207 Lembophyllaceae Family 10 12250208 Meesiaceae Family 11 12250204 Mitteniaceae Family 12 12250200 Mniaceae Family 13 12250201 Pseudoditrichaceae Family 14 12250203 Racopilaceae Family 15 12250202 Rhizogoniaceae Family 16 12250198 Spiridentaceae Family 17 12250199 Timmiaceae Family 18 12250196 Buxbaumiaceae Family 19 12250194 Bruchiaceae Family 20 12250190 Bryoxiphiaceae Family 21 12250191 Dicnemonaceae Family 22 12250193 Dicranaceae Family 23 12250192 Ditrichaceae Family 24 12250188 Eustichiaceae Family 25 12250189 Phyllodrepaniaceae Family 26 12250187 Pleurophascaceae Family 27 12250186 Rhabdoweisiaceae Family 28 12250185 Sorapillaceae Family 29 12250184 Viridivelleraceae Family 30 12250182 Fissidentaceae Family 31 12250180 Disceliaceae Family 32 12250179 Ephemeraceae Family 33 12250178 Funariaceae Family 34 12250177 Gigaspermaceae Family 35 12250175 Oedipodiaceae Family 36 12250170 Splachnaceae Family 37 12250171 Splachnobryaceae Family 38 12250174 Grimmiaceae Family 39 12250173 Ptychomitriaceae Family 40 12250167 Daltoniaceae Family 41 12250168 Hookeriaceae Family 42 12250165 Amblystegiaceae Family 43 12250164 Brachytheciaceae Family 44 12250163 Entodontaceae Family 45 12250162 Fabroniaceae Family 46 12250161 Hylocomiaceae Family 47 12250160 Hypnaceae Family 48 12250159 Leskeaceae Family 49 12250158 Myriniaceae Family 50 12250157 Plagiotheciaceae Family 51 12250156 Pterigynandraceae Family 52 12250155 Sematophyllaceae Family 53 12250154 Stereophyllaceae Family 54 12250153 Thamnobryaceae Family 55 12250152 Theliaceae Family 56 12250151 Thuidiaceae Family 57 12250148 Echinodiaceae Family 58 12250149 Cyrtopodaceae Family 59 12250145 Fontinalaceae Family 60 12250146 Hydropogonaceae Family 61 12250144 Lepyrodontaceae Family 62 12250143 Prionodontaceae Family 63 12250141 Ptychomniaceae Family 64 12250142 Regmatodontaceae Family 65 12250140 Rutenbergiaceae Family 66 12250138 Trachypodaceae Family 67 12250139 Wardiaceae Family 68 12250136 Climaciaceae Family 69 12250134 Cryphaeaceae Family 70 12250135 Hedwigiaceae Family 71 12250133 Leptodontaceae Family 72 12250131 Leucodontaceae Family 73 12250132 Meteoriaceae Family 74 12250130 Neckeraceae Family 75 12250128 Pterobryaceae Family 76 12250119 Erpodiaceae Family 77 12250117 Helicophyllaceae Family 78 12250118 Microtheciellaceae Family 79 12250116 Orthotrichaceae Family 80 12250113 Rhachitheciaceae Family 81 12250115 Polytrichaceae Family 82 12250111 Bryobartramiaceae Family 83 12250109 Calymperaceae Family 84 12250110 Encalyptaceae Family 85 12250108 Pottiaceae Family 86 12250104 Schistostegaceae Family 87 12250106 Seligeriaceae Family 88 12250102 Calomniaceae Family 89 12250100 Tetraphidaceae Family 90 12250097 Sphagnaceae Family$Plantae childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 12255426 Anthocerotopsida Class 2 12255861 Leiosporocerotopsida Class 3 12250223 Bacillariophyceae Class 4 12250215 Not assigned Class 5 12250218 Andreaeopsida Class 6 12250098 Bryopsida Class 7 12250095 Sphagnopsida Class 8 12250079 Bryopsidophyceae Class 9 12250062 Charophyceae Class 10 12249974 Chlorophyceae Class 11 12249967 Klebsormidiophyceae Class 12 12249962 Mesostigmatophyceae Class 13 12249958 Not assigned Class 14 12249953 Pedinophyceae Class 15 12249949 Pleurastrophyceae Class 16 12249939 Trebouxiophyceae Class 17 12249884 Ulvophyceae Class 18 12249856 Zygnematophyceae Class 19 12249852 Cyanidiophyceae Class 20 12249750 Cycadopsida Class 21 12255706 Equisetopsida Class 22 12252825 Ginkgoopsida Class 23 12249840 Glaucophyceae Class 24 12252829 Gnetopsida Class 25 12255698 Lycopodiopsida Class 26 12249846 Liliopsida Class 27 12247965 Magnoliopsida Class 28 12255865 Haplomitriopsida Class 29 12255870 Jungermanniopsida Class 30 12255939 Marchantiopsida Class 31 12249908 Pinopsida Class 32 12249709 Not assigned Class 33 12249691 Prasinophyceae Class 34 12258281 Psilotopsida Class 35 12255694 Marattiopsida Class 36 12255495 Polypodiopsida Class 37 12258277 Psilotopsida Class 38 12249589 Bangiophyceae Class 39 12249581 Compsopogonophyceae Class 40 12249408 Florideophyceae Class 41 12249402 Rhodellophyceae Class $Animalia childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 7 12254398 Archiacanthocephala Class 8 12254386 Eoacanthocephala Class 9 12254369 Palaeacanthocephala Class 10 12248016 Clitellata Class 11 12248668 Polychaeta Class 12 12247894 Arachnida Class 13 12252963 Branchiopoda Class 14 12257840 Cephalocarida Class 15 12248161 Chilopoda Class 16 12251443 Diplopoda Class 17 12252704 Entognatha Class 18 12248024 Insecta Class 19 12247834 Malacostraca Class 20 12247950 Maxillopoda Class 21 12248883 Merostomata Class 22 12251436 Not assigned Class 23 12248730 Ostracoda Class 24 12248035 Pauropoda Class 25 12248690 Pycnogonida Class 26 12247876 Remipedia Class 27 12249510 Craniata Class 28 12257832 Lingulata Class 29 12249500 Rhynchonellata Class 30 12249735 Gymnolaemata Class 31 12251705 Phylactolaemata Class 32 12251711 Stenolaemata Class 33 12248769 Not assigned Class 34 12247882 Actinopterygii Class 35 12255435 Amphibia Class 36 12248655 Appendicularia Class 37 12248652 Ascidiacea Class 38 12248522 Aves Class 39 12250554 Cephalaspidomorphi Class 40 12248519 Cephalochordata Class 41 12248844 Elasmobranchii Class 42 12258318 Holocephali Class 43 12248175 Mammalia Class 44 12258323 Myxini Class 45 12248325 Reptilia Class 46 12258326 Sarcopterygii Class 47 12248706 Thaliacea Class 48 12248777 Anthozoa Class 49 12251635 Cubozoa Class 50 12251597 Hydrozoa Class 51 12248802 Scyphozoa Class 52 12251560 Staurozoa Class 76 12247861 Nuda Class 77 12247850 Tentaculata Class 78 12248172 Eucycliophora Class 79 12249685 Asteroidea Class 80 12248059 Crinoidea Class 81 12249459 Echinoidea Class 82 12248671 Holothuroidea Class 83 12249771 Ophiuroidea Class 84 12247942 Somasteroidea Class 85 12253384 Not assigned Class 86 12253278 Not assigned Class 87 12253297 Not assigned Class 88 12253395 Enteropneusta Class 89 12253391 Pterobranchia Class 90 12254476 Not assigned Class 91 12248678 Not assigned Class 92 12248872 Not assigned Class 93 12256833 Not assigned Class 94 12254482 Aplacophora Class 95 12254501 Bivalvia Class 96 12254618 Cephalopoda Class 97 12247830 Gastropoda Class 98 12249236 Monoplacophora Class 99 12249239 Polyplacophora Class 100 12247843 Scaphopoda Class 101 12254968 Myxosporea Class 102 12254976 Adenophorea Class 103 12255057 Secernentea Class 104 12258448 Gordioida Class 105 12255122 Nectonematoida Class 107 12248040 Anopla Class 108 12248032 Enopla Class 109 12257805 Nemertea Class 110 12248053 Palaeonemertea Class 112 12255141 Not assigned Class 113 12253319 Not assigned Class 114 12256649 Not assigned Class 115 12253324 Not assigned Class 117 12253935 Acoela Class 118 12256278 Archoophora Class 119 12253889 Cestoda Class 120 12253958 Nemertodermatida Class 121 12256283 Neoophora Class 122 12247891 Platyhelminthes Class 123 12247886 Rhabditophora Class 124 12249315 Trematoda Class 125 12255329 Turbellaria Class 127 12254460 Calcarea Class 128 12248136 Demospongiae Class 129 12248139 Hexactinellida Class 130 12256150 Homoscleromorpha Class 131 12256139 Porifera Class 132 12248682 Not assigned Class 133 12253313 Not assigned Class 134 12258357 Eurotatoria Class 135 12258389 Pararotatoria Class 136 12253409 Phascolosomatidea Class 137 12253404 Sipunculidea Class 138 12255385 Eutardigrada Class 139 12255396 Heterotardigrada Class 140 12255410 Mesotardigrada Class 141 12248796 Not assigned Class# Using a checklist from a specific year col_downstream(name="Bryophyta", downto="Family", checklist="2009")$Bryophyta childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 3656 Sphagnaceae Family 2 3659 Tetraphidaceae Family 3 3661 Calomniaceae Family 4 3663 Schistostegaceae Family 5 3665 Seligeriaceae Family 6 3667 Pottiaceae Family 7 3668 Calymperaceae Family 8 3669 Encalyptaceae Family 9 3670 Bryobartramiaceae Family 10 3672 Rhachitheciaceae Family 11 3675 Orthotrichaceae Family 12 3676 Helicophyllaceae Family 13 3677 Microtheciellaceae Family 14 3678 Erpodiaceae Family 15 3674 Polytrichaceae Family 16 3687 Pterobryaceae Family 17 3689 Neckeraceae Family 18 3690 Leucodontaceae Family 19 3691 Meteoriaceae Family 20 3692 Leptodontaceae Family 21 3693 Cryphaeaceae Family 22 3694 Hedwigiaceae Family 23 3695 Climaciaceae Family 24 3697 Trachypodaceae Family 25 3698 Wardiaceae Family 26 3699 Rutenbergiaceae Family 27 3700 Ptychomniaceae Family 28 3701 Regmatodontaceae Family 29 3702 Prionodontaceae Family 30 3703 Lepyrodontaceae Family 31 3704 Fontinalaceae Family 32 3705 Hydropogonaceae Family 33 3708 Cyrtopodaceae Family 34 3707 Echinodiaceae Family 35 3710 Thuidiaceae Family 36 3711 Theliaceae Family 37 3712 Thamnobryaceae Family 38 3713 Stereophyllaceae Family 39 3714 Sematophyllaceae Family 40 3715 Pterigynandraceae Family 41 3716 Plagiotheciaceae Family 42 3717 Not assigned Family 43 3718 Myriniaceae Family 44 3719 Leskeaceae Family 45 3720 Hypnaceae Family 46 3721 Hylocomiaceae Family 47 3722 Fabroniaceae Family 48 3723 Entodontaceae Family 49 3724 Brachytheciaceae Family 50 3725 Amblystegiaceae Family 51 3727 Daltoniaceae Family 52 3728 Hookeriaceae Family 53 3730 Splachnaceae Family 54 3731 Splachnobryaceae Family 55 3735 Oedipodiaceae Family 56 3737 Gigaspermaceae Family 57 3738 Funariaceae Family 58 3739 Ephemeraceae Family 59 3740 Disceliaceae Family 60 3733 Ptychomitriaceae Family 61 3734 Grimmiaceae Family 62 3742 Fissidentaceae Family 63 3744 Viridivelleraceae Family 64 3745 Sorapillaceae Family 65 3746 Rhabdoweisiaceae Family 66 3747 Pleurophascaceae Family 67 3748 Eustichiaceae Family 68 3749 Phyllodrepaniaceae Family 69 3750 Bryoxiphiaceae Family 70 3751 Dicnemonaceae Family 71 3752 Ditrichaceae Family 72 3753 Dicranaceae Family 73 3754 Bruchiaceae Family 74 3756 Buxbaumiaceae Family 75 3758 Spiridentaceae Family 76 3759 Timmiaceae Family 77 3760 Mniaceae Family 78 3761 Pseudoditrichaceae Family 79 3762 Rhizogoniaceae Family 80 3763 Racopilaceae Family 81 3764 Mitteniaceae Family 82 3765 Catoscopiaceae Family 83 3766 Hypnodendraceae Family 84 3767 Lembophyllaceae Family 85 3768 Meesiaceae Family 86 3771 Aulacomniaceae Family 87 3772 Bartramiaceae Family 88 3773 Bryaceae Family 89 3770 Archidiaceae Family 90 3780 Andreaeaceae Family 91 3782 Andreaeobryaceae Family