Convert a vector of species names to a data frame

Usage

sp_list_df(sp_list, taxon)

Arguments

sp_list: A string vector or a data frame with at least one column named "species".
taxon: The taxon group of this species list. If not specified, only species and genus will be returned.

Value

A data frame with columns: species, genus, and family (if taxon is specified).

Examples

sp_list_df(sp_list = c("Serrasalmus_geryi", "Careproctus_reinhardti", "Gobiomorphus_coxii"),
           taxon = "fish")
#> # A tibble: 3 × 3
#>   species                genus        family       
#>   <chr>                  <chr>        <chr>        
#> 1 Serrasalmus_geryi      Serrasalmus  Serrasalmidae
#> 2 Careproctus_reinhardti Careproctus  Liparidae    
#> 3 Gobiomorphus_coxii     Gobiomorphus Eleotridae