taxize R package

taxize allows users to search over many taxonomic data sources for species names (scientific and common) and download up and downstream taxonomic hierarchical information - among other things. This package wraps APIs for a large suite of taxonomic databases availabe on the web.

The taxize book: https://taxize.dev

Package documentation: https://docs.ropensci.org/taxize/

Date ( Creation): 2012-12-04

Date ( Revision): 2020-10-30

Status: On going / operational

Custodian

rOpenSci - Scott Chamberlain

Keywords: register

Keywords: synonymy

Keywords: taxon match

Keywords: taxonomy classification

Keywords: scientific name

Keywords: R

Keywords: taxonomy

Access constraints: License

Use limitation: https://mit-license.org/

OnLine resource: taxize book (
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OnLine resource: taxize on Github (
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OnLine resource: taxize on CRAN (
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OnLine resource: Package website (
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Topic Category: Species distribution

Service Category: data analysis

Service Category: data processing

Service Language: eng

Service TRL: TRL 9 – Actual system proven in operational environment

Service Funding: taxize is developed and maintained by the rOpenSci project. rOpenSci is a Sponsored Project of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in the United States. NumFOCUS provides rOpenSci with fiscal, legal, and administrative support to help ensure the health and sustainability of the project. Visit numfocus.org for more information.