italic_identification_key: Generate interactive identification keys for lichen taxa

In ritalic: Interface to the ITALIC Database of Lichen Biodiversity

Generate interactive identification keys for lichen taxa

Description

Creates a URL link to a custom interactive dichotomous key for identifying the specified lichen taxa using the KeyMaker system of ITALIC. Only accepts names that exist in the database of ITALIC.

Usage

italic_identification_key(sp_names)

Arguments

sp_names

Character vector of accepted names

Value

Character string containing the URL to a web-based interactive identification key. The key is uniquely generated for the input taxa and allows step-by-step identification through dichotomous choices.

Note

Before using this function with a list of names, first obtain their accepted names using italic_match(). Example workflow:

      names_matched <- italic_match(your_names)
      key_url <- italic_identification_key(names_matched$accepted_name)
      

References

ITALIC - The KeyMaker https://italic.units.it/key-maker/

Examples

## Not run: 
# Generate key for two species
italic_identification_key(c("Cetraria ericetorum Opiz","Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr."))

## End(Not run)

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