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Get taxa from checklist

Source: R/get_taxa.R
get_taxa.Rd

Gets taxonomic information of a GBIF dataset. Only source taxa are kept, denormed higher classification taxa are removed. The function rgbif::name_usage() is used under the hood.

Usage

get_taxa(datasetKey)

Arguments

datasetKey

GBIF dataset key.

Value

A tibble with taxonomic information of the dataset.

Taxa details

get_taxa() returns a tibble with 8 variables:

  • taxonKey: GBIF taxon key within the checklist

  • nubKey: GBIF backbone taxon key

  • taxonID: Taxon ID from the dataset

  • scientificName: Scientific name of the taxon within the checklist

  • acceptedKey: GBIF taxon key of the accepted taxon within the checklist, if applicable

  • accepted: Scientific name of the accepted taxon within the checklist, if applicable

  • kingdom: Kingdom of the taxon

  • taxonRank: Taxonomic rank of the taxon

Examples

# Cyprus
taxa_CY <- get_taxa("2f7ea7d1-a73f-46f6-b790-7339126a999f")
# Andorra
taxa_AD <- get_taxa("016c16c3-d907-4c88-97dd-97ad62c8130e")
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Belgium
taxa_BE <- get_taxa("6d9e952f-948c-4483-9807-575348147c7e")
} # }