get_worms_id: Get the WoRMS id for a taxonomic name

View source: R/WoRMS.R

get_worms_idR Documentation

Get the WoRMS id for a taxonomic name

Description

Connection to WoRMS webservice getAphiaID.

Usage

get_worms_id(scientificname = "Gadus morhua")

Arguments

scientificname

Linnean type of name

Value

Returns a numerical value (AphiaID):

  • NULL: when no matches are found

  • -999: when multiple matches was found

  • an integer: AphiaID when one exact match was found


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