italic_identification_key {ritalic} | R Documentation |
Generate interactive identification keys for lichen taxa
Description
Creates a URL link to a custom interactive dichotomous key for identifying the specified lichen taxa using the KeyMaker system of ITALIC. Only accepts names that exist in the database of ITALIC.
Usage
italic_identification_key(sp_names)
Arguments
sp_names |
Character vector of accepted names |
Value
Character string containing the URL to a web-based interactive identification key. The key is uniquely generated for the input taxa and allows step-by-step identification through dichotomous choices.
Note
Before using this function with a list of names, first obtain their accepted names
using italic_match()
.
Example workflow:
names_matched <- italic_match(your_names) key_url <- italic_identification_key(names_matched$accepted_name)
References
ITALIC - The KeyMaker https://italic.units.it/key-maker/
Examples
## Not run:
# Generate key for two species
italic_identification_key(c("Cetraria ericetorum Opiz","Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr."))
## End(Not run)
[Package ritalic version 0.11.0 Index]