Retrieve Data From Nordic Microalgae
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retrieve_nordic_microalgae_data.RmdNordic Microalgae
Nordic Microalgae is an online platform providing high-quality images, illustrations, and detailed information about aquatic microalgae and related organisms in the Nordic region, including phytoplankton, microzooplankton, and benthic microalgae. It features a comprehensive species checklist, up-to-date taxonomic data linked to WoRMS and AlgaeBase, and supplementary resources such as biovolume lists and occurrence maps. Established in 1996 and supported by long-term funding from the Swedish Research Council through the Swedish Biodiversity Data Infrastructure (SBDI).
All data on Nordic Microalgae is accessible through our API. Below are examples demonstrating how to extract data using the SHARK4R package.
Retrieve Complete Nordic Microalgae Taxon Table
A complete Nordic Microalgae taxa list can be retrieved through the API.
# Get taxa information
taxa <- get_nua_taxa(unparsed = FALSE)
# Print data
tibble(taxa)## # A tibble: 6,851 × 5
## scientific_name authority rank slug nua_url
## <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
## 1 Abollifer Vørs, 1992 Genus abol… https:…
## 2 Abollifer prolabens Vørs, 1992 Spec… abol… https:…
## 3 Acanthoceras Honigm., 1910 Genus acan… https:…
## 4 Acanthoceras zachariasii (Brun) Simonsen, 1979 Spec… acan… https:…
## 5 Acanthocerataceae Round, Crawford & Mann, 1990 Fami… acan… https:…
## 6 Acanthocorbis S.Hara & E.Takahashi, 1984 Genus acan… https:…
## 7 Acanthocorbis apoda (Leadbeater) Hara & Takahashi,… Spec… acan… https:…
## 8 Acanthocorbis asymmetrica (Thomsen) Hara & Takahashi, 19… Spec… acan… https:…
## 9 Acanthocorbis campanula (Espeland) Thomsen, 1991 Spec… acan… https:…
## 10 Acanthocorbis haurakiana Thomsen, 1991 Spec… acan… https:…
## # ℹ 6,841 more rowsThe full taxonomic information can be accessed as an unparsed list by
enabling the unparsed parameter.
Get Nordic Microalgae External Links or Facts
Each taxon sheet on Nordic Microalgae contains facts, such as links to external webpages (e.g. AlgaeBase, WoRMS and Dyntaxa). These links can be retrieved through the API.
# Randomly select 10 taxa from shark_taxon$scientific_name
slugs <- sample(taxa$slug, size = 10)
# Get external links
external_links <- get_nua_external_links(slugs,
verbose = FALSE,
unparsed = FALSE)
# Print list
tibble(external_links)## # A tibble: 47 × 6
## slug provider label external_id external_url collection
## <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
## 1 ptychodiscaceae ENA ENA 1886617 https://www.… External …
## 2 ptychodiscaceae GBIF GBIF 8116561 https://www.… External …
## 3 ptychodiscaceae ITIS ITIS 573293 http://www.i… External …
## 4 ptychodiscaceae NCBI NCBI 1886617 https://www.… External …
## 5 ptychodiscaceae WoRMS WoRMS 146249 https://www.… External …
## 6 ruthnielsenia-tenuis AlgaeBase AlgaeBase 65060 https://www.… External …
## 7 ruthnielsenia-tenuis Dyntaxa Dyntaxa 232794 https://namn… External …
## 8 ruthnielsenia-tenuis ENA ENA 262505 https://www.… External …
## 9 ruthnielsenia-tenuis GBIF GBIF 8162095 https://www.… External …
## 10 ruthnielsenia-tenuis NCBI NCBI 262505 https://www.… External …
## # ℹ 37 more rowsThe full list of facts can be accessed as an unparsed list by setting
the unparsed parameter to TRUE.
Get Nordic Microalgae Harmfulness Information
Taxa listed in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae contain information about harmfulness. This information can be retrieved through the API.
# Get external links
harmfulness <- get_nua_harmfulness(c("dinophysis-acuta",
"alexandrium-ostenfeldii"),
verbose = FALSE)
# Print list
tibble(harmfulness)## # A tibble: 11 × 6
## slug provider label external_id external_url collection
## <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
## 1 dinophysis-acuta IOC IOC H… 109604 https://www… Harmful a…
## 2 dinophysis-acuta IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 6 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 3 dinophysis-acuta IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 1 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 4 dinophysis-acuta IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 5 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 5 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC IOC H… 109712 https://www… Harmful a…
## 6 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 464 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 7 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 463 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 8 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 462 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 9 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 12 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 10 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 15 https://tox… Harmful a…
## 11 alexandrium-ostenfeldii IOC-UNESCO IOC-U… 17 https://tox… Harmful a…Get Nordic Microalgae Media Links
Links to all images present on Nordic Microalgae can be retrieved through the API. The images are available in four sizes: original (o), small (s), medium (m), and large (l).
# Get all media links
media <- get_nua_media_links(unparsed = FALSE)
# Print list
tibble(media)## # A tibble: 2,411 × 10
## slug image_l_url image_o_url image_s_url image_m_url contributor
## <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
## 1 eucampia-zodiacus https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 2 dinophysis-odiosa https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 3 ebria-tripartita https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 4 ebria-tripartita https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 5 ebria-tripartita https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 6 ebria-tripartita https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 7 dicroerisma-psil… https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Susanne Bu…
## 8 volvox https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Per Wilhel…
## 9 cyclotella https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Per Wilhel…
## 10 fragilaria https://no… https://no… https://no… https://no… Per Wilhel…
## # ℹ 2,401 more rows
## # ℹ 4 more variables: photographer_artist <chr>, copyright_holder <chr>,
## # license <chr>, galleries <chr>Complete media information can be retrieved as an unparsed list by
setting the unparsed parameter to TRUE.
Citation
## To cite package 'SHARK4R' in publications use:
##
## Markus Lindh, Anders Torstensson (2025). SHARK4R: Retrieving,
## Analyzing, and Validating Marine Data from SHARK and Nordic
## Microalgae. R package version 0.1.7.
## https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14169399
##
## A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
##
## @Manual{,
## title = {SHARK4R: Retrieving, Analyzing, and Validating Marine Data from SHARK and Nordic Microalgae},
## author = {Markus Lindh and Anders Torstensson},
## year = {2025},
## note = {R package version 0.1.7},
## url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14169399},
## }