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Walks up the id_parent chain to return all ancestor taxa from the given taxon up to the root (class level).

Usage

get_taxon_ancestors(idtax_n, con = NULL, include_self = TRUE)

Arguments

idtax_n

The taxon ID to find ancestors for

con

Database connection (optional, will create if NULL)

include_self

If TRUE, include the taxon itself in results

Value

Data frame of ancestor taxa, ordered from root to taxon