fauna_synonym: Retrieve synonyms for species
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fauna_synonym

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Retrieve synonyms for species

Description

Retrieve synonyms for species

Usage

fauna_synonym(data, species,
                   include_subspecies = TRUE)

Arguments

`data`	(data.frame) the data.frame imported with the `load_faunabr` function
`species`	(character) names of the species
`include_subspecies`	(logical) include subspecies that are synonyms of the species? Default = TRUE

Value

A data.frame containing unique synonyms of the specified species along with relevant information on taxonomic status.

Examples

data("fauna_data") #Load Flora e Funga do Brasil data
#Species to extract synonyms
spp <- c("Panthera onca", "Mazama jucunda", "Subulo gouzoubira")
spp_synonyms <- fauna_synonym(data = fauna_data, species = spp,
                              include_subspecies = FALSE)
spp_synonyms

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