fuzzy_genus_match: Fuzzy Matching of Nematode Genus Names

In Nematode: Ecological Indices Calculator for Nematode Communities

Fuzzy Matching of Nematode Genus Names

Description

This function performs fuzzy matching of nematode genus names against a reference database using Levenshtein distance (edit distance) with case insensitivity.

Usage

fuzzy_genus_match(Query.genus, max_dist = 2, ...)

Arguments

Query.genus	A character vector of genus names to be matched against the reference
max_dist	Maximum allowed Levenshtein distance for matches (default = 2)
...	Additional parameters (currently unused)

Value

A data frame containing:

• Query.genus - Original query genus name

• CorrectName - Matched genus name from reference

• Distance - Edit distance between query and match

• Additional columns - All columns from nematode.info for matched records

Examples

fuzzy_genus_match(c("Harterta", "Meloidogyne"))

Nematode documentation built on Aug. 21, 2025, 5:58 p.m.