taxie – taxize vignette – a taxonomic toolbelt for R
From the webpage:
taxize is a taxonomic toolbelt for R. taxize wraps APIs for a large suite of taxonomic databases availab on the web.
Tasks you can accomplish include:
- Resolve taxonomic name
- Retrieve higher taxonomic names
- Interactive name selection
- What taxa are the children of my taxon of interest?
- Matching species tables with different taxonomic resolution
The webpage page includes links to apply for API keys (when required).
Currently implemented data sources:
- Encylopedia of Life
- Taxonomic Name Resolution Service
- Integrated Taxonomic Information Service
- Phylomatic
- uBio
- Global Names Resolver
- Global Names Index
- IUCN Red List
- Tropicos
- Plantminer
- Theplantlist dot org
- Catalogue of Life
- Global Invasive Species Database
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- CANADENSYS
I first saw this in a tweet by Antonio J. Pérez.