get_authority: Get taxonomic authority

View source: R/resolve_sci_taxa.R

get_authorityR Documentation

Get taxonomic authority

Description

Use fuzzy searching in the Global Names Resolver to correct spelling and locate appropriate authorities.

Usage

get_authority(taxon, data.source)

Arguments

taxon

A character string representation of the taxon to search on.

data.source

A numeric ID corresponding to the data source (i.e. taxonomic authority) you'd like to query. Run 'view_authorities' to get valid data source options and ID's.

Value

  • resolved_name Resolved taxon name.

  • authority Name of the authority searched.

  • score Relative match score provided by the authority.


EDIorg/taxonomyCleanr documentation built on April 9, 2023, 2:43 a.m.