When conducting a search or creating a data query, it is common to identify a known taxon or group of taxa to narrow down the records or results returned.
# S3 method for data_request
identify(x, ..., search = TRUE)A tibble containing identified taxa.
An object of class data_request, created using galah_call()
one or more scientific names (if search = TRUE) or taxonomic
identifiers (if search = FALSE); or an object of class ala_id (from
search_taxa).
(logical); should the results in question be passed to
search_taxa?
galah_identify() is used to identify taxa you want returned in a search or
a data query. Users to pass scientific names or taxonomic identifiers
with pipes to provide data only for the biological group of interest.
It is good to use search_taxa() and search_identifiers()
first to check that the taxa you provide to galah_identify() return the
correct results.
galah_identify(), with which this function is synonymous;
search_taxa() to find identifiers from scientific names;
search_identifiers() for how to get names if taxonomic identifiers
are already known.