Is the string input a full Latin organism name?
Usage
isOrganism(x, nullOk = FALSE)
Arguments
- x
Object.
- nullOk
logical(1).
If set to TRUE, x may also be NULL.
Value
TRUE on success;
FALSE on failure, with cause set.
Details
The binomial system of naming species uses Latin words. Each name has two
parts, the genus and the species. For example, human beings belong to the
genus Homo, and our species is sapiens -- so the scientific name is
Homo sapiens.
Examples
## TRUE ====
isOrganism("Homo sapiens")
#> [1] TRUE
isOrganism("Canis lupus familiaris")
#> [1] TRUE
## FALSE ====
isOrganism("Human")
#> [1] FALSE
isOrganism("homo_sapiens")
#> [1] FALSE