Search for Species by Name

Searches the organism database for species matching a query string.

Usage

search_species(query, name_type = "all")

Arguments

query

Character. The species name, partial name, or ID to search for.

name_type

Character. The type of name to search against. Options:

• "all": Default. Searches both primary and academic names.

• "academic": Scientific name. (note: not available for all species)

• "primary": Primary name in database (common name or academic).

• "id": Exact species ID match.

Value

A data frame containing information for all matching species. Throws an error if no species are found.