taxize 0.0.3

Retrieve all taxa names or TSNs downstream in hierarchy from given TSN.

Usage

itis_downstream(tsns, downto)

Arguments

tsns
A taxonomic serial number.
downto
The taxonomic level you want to go down to. See examples below. The taxonomic level IS case sensitive, and you do have to spell it correctly. See data(rank_ref) for spelling.

Value

Data.frame of taxonomic information downstream to family from e.g., Order, Class, etc.

Description

Retrieve all taxa names or TSNs downstream in hierarchy from given TSN.

Examples

itis_downstream(tsns=846509, downto="Genus")

http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=846509
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getHierarchyDownFromTSN?tsn=846509
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=11490
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getHierarchyDownFromTSN?tsn=11490
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=11530
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getHierarchyDownFromTSN?tsn=11530
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=11531
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=11540
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=11577
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=11580

    tsn parentName parentTsn   taxonName rankId rankName
1 11531                11530      Bangia    180    Genus
2 11540                11530    Porphyra    180    Genus
3 11577                11530 Porphyrella    180    Genus
4 11580                11530 Conchocelis    180    Genus



itis_downstream(tsns = 650497, "Family") # getting families downstream from Acridoidea

http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=650497
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getHierarchyDownFromTSN?tsn=650497
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=102195
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657479
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657492
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=650502
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657472
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657473
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657474
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657475
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657476
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657477
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=657478

      tsn parentName parentTsn      taxonName rankId rankName
1  102195 Acridoidea    650497      Acrididae    140   Family
2  650502 Acridoidea    650497     Romaleidae    140   Family
3  657472 Acridoidea    650497    Charilaidae    140   Family
4  657473 Acridoidea    650497   Lathiceridae    140   Family
5  657474 Acridoidea    650497     Lentulidae    140   Family
6  657475 Acridoidea    650497    Lithidiidae    140   Family
7  657476 Acridoidea    650497   Ommexechidae    140   Family
8  657477 Acridoidea    650497    Pamphagidae    140   Family
9  657478 Acridoidea    650497  Pyrgacrididae    140   Family
10 657479 Acridoidea    650497    Tristiridae    140   Family
11 657492 Acridoidea    650497 Dericorythidae    140   Family



itis_downstream(tsns = 180541, "Species") # getting species downstream from Ursus

http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=180541
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getHierarchyDownFromTSN?tsn=180541
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=180542
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=180543
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=180544
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getTaxonomicRankNameFromTSN?tsn=621850

     tsn parentName parentTsn        taxonName rankId rankName
1 180542      Ursus    180541  Ursus maritimus    220  Species
2 180543      Ursus    180541     Ursus arctos    220  Species
3 180544      Ursus    180541 Ursus americanus    220  Species
4 621850      Ursus    180541 Ursus thibetanus    220  Species

Author

Scott Chamberlain myrmecocystus@gmail.com