Remove extra words from taxonomic names

refdb_clean_tax_remove_extra(x, cols = NULL)

Arguments

x: a reference database.
cols: an optional vector of column names. If NULL (default), the function is applied to the columns associated with the taxonomy and organism fields.

Value

A reference database.

lib <- read.csv(system.file("extdata", "baetidae_bold.csv", package = "refdb")) lib <- refdb_set_fields_BOLD(lib) refdb_clean_tax_remove_extra(lib)

Details

As the function can match words like "g.", "s." or "x", which can have a signification in some nomenclatures, it is recommended to execute refdb_clean_tax_harmonize_nomenclature first.