R: Search BOLD for taxonomy data by taxonomic name

bold_tax_name {bold} | R Documentation

## Search BOLD for taxonomy data by taxonomic name

### Description

Search BOLD for taxonomy data by taxonomic name

### Usage

    bold_tax_name(name, fuzzy = FALSE, response = FALSE, ...)

### Arguments

`name` | (character) One or more scientific names. required.
`fuzzy` | (logical) Whether to use fuzzy search or not (default: FALSE).
`response` | (logical) Note that response is the object that returns from the Curl call, useful for debugging, and getting detailed info on the API call.
`...` | Further args passed on to `HttpClient`, main purpose being curl debugging

### Details

The `dataTypes` parameter is not supported in this function. If you want to use that parameter, get an ID from this function and pass it into `bold_tax_id`, and then use the `dataTypes` parameter.

### References

http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/resources/api?type=taxonomy

### See Also

`bold_tax_id`

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    bold_tax_name(name='Diplura')
    bold_tax_name(name='Osmia')
    bold_tax_name(name=c('Diplura','Osmia'))
    bold_tax_name(name=c("Apis","Puma concolor","Pinus concolor"))
    bold_tax_name(name='Diplur', fuzzy=TRUE)
    bold_tax_name(name='Osm', fuzzy=TRUE)

    ## get http response object only
    bold_tax_name(name='Diplura', response=TRUE)
    bold_tax_name(name=c('Diplura','Osmia'), response=TRUE)

    ## Names with no data in BOLD database
    bold_tax_name("Nasiaeshna pentacantha")
    bold_tax_name(name = "Cordulegaster erronea")
    bold_tax_name(name = "Cordulegaster erronea", response=TRUE)

    ## curl debugging
    bold_tax_name(name='Diplura', verbose = TRUE)

    ## End(Not run)

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