RDelta: Parse and Query DELTA-Format Taxonomic Descriptions

Provides an R interface to the 'tDelta' C++ library for parsing DELTA (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) format files <https://freedelta.sourceforge.net>. Supports loading character lists, item descriptions, and specifications, with efficient searching and matching of items based on character values. It also supports the generation of identification keys, diagnoses, natural-language descriptions, and clustering and ordination analyses by means of the DELTA programs 'CONFOR', 'KEY', and 'DIST'.

Package details

AuthorMauro Cavalcanti [aut, cre] (Original tDelta C++ library by Denis Ziegler), Edinaldo Nelson dos Santos Silva [ctb]
MaintainerMauro Cavalcanti <maurobio@gmail.com>
LicenseGPL (>= 3)
Version0.1.0
URL https://github.com/maurobio/rdelta 
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("RDelta")

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RDelta documentation built on Oct. 28, 2026, 5:12 p.m.