taxize 0.0.3

Interface to the Taxa Validation Tool (TVT) of http://www.freshwaterecology.info

Usage

fresh_validate(x)

Arguments

x
character; vector of (scientific) species names.

Value

a data.frame with the status of submitted taxa.

Description

Check Species Names with the Taxa Validation Tool (TVT) from http://www.freshwaterecology.info.

Details

This also set up a temporary cookie, which is used in other funcions like fresh_traits or fresh_codes.

Note

Currently only the macro-invertebrate database is supported.

Examples

spec <- c("Acentrella sinaica",
"Acentria ephemerella",
"Acilius sp.",
"Acroloxus lacustris",
"Allotrichi pallicornis")

a <- fresh_validate(spec)
a


     Status      Genus     Species              Submitted
1     valid Acentrella     sinaica     Acentrella sinaica
2     valid   Acentria ephemerella   Acentria ephemerella
3     valid    Acilius         sp.            Acilius sp.
4     valid  Acroloxus   lacustris    Acroloxus lacustris
5 not valid                        Allotrichi pallicornis

Author

Eduard Szoecs szoe8822@uni-landau.de