taxon_name: Taxon name class

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Taxon name class

Description

Used to store the name of taxa. This is typically used to store where taxon names in [taxon()] objects.

Usage

taxon_name(name, database = NULL)

Arguments

name	(character) a taxonomic name. required
database	(character) database class object, optional

Value

An 'R6Class' object of class 'TaxonName'

See Also

Other classes: hierarchies(), hierarchy(), taxa(), taxmap(), taxon_database(), taxon_id(), taxon_rank(), taxonomy(), taxon()

Examples

(poa <- taxon_name("Poa"))
(undef <- taxon_name("undefined"))
(sp1 <- taxon_name("species 1"))
(poa_annua <- taxon_name("Poa annua"))
(x <- taxon_name("Poa annua L."))

x$name
x$database

(x <- taxon_name(
  "Poa annua",
  database_list$ncbi
))
x$rank
x$database

# a null taxon_name object
taxon_name(NULL)

metacoder documentation built on April 4, 2023, 9:08 a.m.