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Taxonomic Distance and Phylogenetic Lineage Computation

check_coverageCheck whether a taxon is covered by The Taxonomicon
clear_cacheClear the taxodist lineage cache
closest_relativeFind the closest relative of a taxon among a set of...
compare_lineagesCompare lineages of two taxa side by side
distance_matrixCompute pairwise taxonomic distances for a set of taxa
filter_cladeFilter a vector of taxa to those belonging to a given clade
get_lineageRetrieve the full taxonomic lineage of a taxon by name
get_lineage_by_idRetrieve the full taxonomic lineage of a taxon
get_taxonomicon_idFind the Taxonomicon ID for a taxon name
is_memberTest whether one taxon is nested within another
lineage_depthGet the lineage depth of a taxon
load_cacheLoad a previously saved taxodist cache from disk
mrcaCompute the most recent common ancestor of two taxa
plot.taxodist_clusterPlot method for taxodist_cluster objects
plot.taxodist_ordPlot method for taxodist_ord objects
print.taxodist_pathPrint method for taxodist_path objects
print.taxodist_resultPrint method for taxodist distance results
save_cacheSave the taxodist lineage cache to disk
shared_cladesList all clades shared between two taxa
summary.taxodist_ordSummary method for taxodist_ord objects
taxo_clusterCluster taxa by taxonomic distance
taxo_distanceCompute the phylogenetic distance between two taxa
taxodist-packagetaxodist: Taxonomic Distance and Phylogenetic Lineage...
taxo_heatmapPlot a taxonomic heatmap
taxo_ordinateOrdinate taxa in taxonomic distance space
taxo_pathGet the taxonomic path between two taxa
taxo_searchSearch The Taxonomicon for a taxon name
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