Man pages for taxadb
A High-Performance Taxonomic Database Interface

available_providersName providers available for a given version
available_versionsVersions of the taxadb data available
build_colRebuild the Catalogue of Life snapshot
build_dirWhere build inputs and outputs are kept
build_fishbaseRebuild the FishBase or SeaLifeBase snapshot
build_gbifRebuild the GBIF backbone snapshot
build_itisRebuild the ITIS snapshot
build_ncbiRebuild the NCBI Taxonomy snapshot
build_ottRebuild the Open Tree Taxonomy snapshot
clean_namesClean taxonomic names
common_containscommon name starts with
common_starts_withcommon name starts with
filter_byCreates a data frame with column name given by 'by', and...
filter_commonLook up taxonomic information by common name
filter_idReturn a taxonomic table matching the requested ids
filter_nameLook up taxonomic information by scientific name
filter_rankGet all members (descendants) of a given rank level
fuzzy_filterMatch names that start or contain a specified text string
get_idsget_ids
get_namesget_names
latest_versionThe most recent taxadb snapshot version
list_snapshotsList the taxonomic snapshots available from the taxadb...
name_containsreturn all taxa in which scientific name contains the text...
name_starts_withscientific name starts with
taxadb_dirShow the local taxadb directory
taxadb_provider_infoDescribe the taxonomic name providers
taxadb_providersProviders taxadb can rebuild
taxadb_repoThe taxadb data repository
taxadb_uriLocate the Parquet files backing a taxadb table
taxa_tblReturn a reference to a given table in the taxadb database
td_buildRebuild taxadb snapshots from the providers
td_connectConnect to the taxadb database
td_createCreate a local taxadb database
td_disconnectDisconnect from the taxadb database.
td_downloadInstall a local copy of a taxadb snapshot
td_manifestDescribe a built snapshot
td_validateCheck a taxadb table against the taxadb Darwin Core rules
td_write_metadataWrite the metadata published with a snapshot
taxadb documentation built on Aug. 31, 2026, 5:07 p.m.