update_algaebase_list: Updates a list of taxa names against AlgaeBase.org

update_algaebase_listR Documentation

Updates a list of taxa names against AlgaeBase.org

Description

The package is a wrapper for the algaeClassify package from the 'AlgaeBase.org' database. Besides citing the DiaThor package, the Diat.Barcode project should also be cited, as follows:

  • Patil, V., Seltmann, T., Salmaso, N., Anneville, O., Lajeunesse, M., Straile, D. 2019. algaeClassify: Determine Phytoplankton Functional Groups Based on Functional Traits.

Usage

update_algaebase_list(listToUpdate, overwrite = T)

Arguments

listToUpdate

the name of the taxa (genus, species, variety) to be checked against the internal DB

overwrite

if overwrite = T (default), if a new name is found, it replaces the original one. The corrected list is returned. Otherwise, a new list is returned, with the original taxon and the new name found


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