This function retrieves all taxonomic information for algae taxa from the Nordic Microalgae API. It fetches details including scientific names, authorities, ranks, and image URLs (in different sizes: large, medium, original, and small).
Value
When unparsed = FALSE: a tibble containing the following columns:
- slug
A unique identifier for the taxon.
- scientific_name
The scientific name of the taxon.
- authority
The authority associated with the scientific name.
- rank
The taxonomic rank of the taxon.
See also
https://nordicmicroalgae.org/ for Nordic Microalgae website.
https://nordicmicroalgae.org/api/ for Nordic Microalgae API documentation.
Examples
# \donttest{
# Retrieve and display taxa data
taxa_data <- get_nua_taxa(unparsed = FALSE)
head(taxa_data)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 5
#> scientific_name authority rank slug nua_url
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 Abollifer Vørs, 1992 Genus abollif… https:…
#> 2 Abollifer prolabens Vørs, 1992 Species abollif… https:…
#> 3 Acanthoceras Honigm., 1910 Genus acantho… https:…
#> 4 Acanthoceras zachariasii (Brun) Simonsen, 1979 Species acantho… https:…
#> 5 Acanthocerataceae Round, Crawford & Mann, 1990 Family acantho… https:…
#> 6 Acanthocorbis S.Hara & E.Takahashi, 1984 Genus acantho… https:…
# }