# -------------------------------------------- # CITATION file created with {cffr} R package # See also: https://docs.ropensci.org/cffr/ # -------------------------------------------- cff-version: 1.2.0 message: 'To cite package "taxodist" in publications use:' type: software license: GPL-3.0-or-later title: 'taxodist: Taxonomic Distance and Phylogenetic Lineage Computation' version: 0.5.0 doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.taxodist abstract: Computes phylogenetic distances between any two taxa using hierarchical lineage data retrieved from The Taxonomicon , a comprehensive curated classification of all life based on Systema Naturae 2000 (Brands, 1989 ). Given any two taxon names, retrieves their full lineages, identifies the most recent common ancestor (MRCA), and computes a dissimilarity index based on lineage depth. Outputs native dist objects, enabling direct integration with the R statistical ecosystem for hierarchical clustering, principal coordinate analysis (PCoA), and multivariate ecological analyses. Supports individual distance queries, pairwise distance matrices, clade filtering, and lineage utilities. authors: - family-names: Villa given-names: Rodrigo Fonseca email: rodrigo03.villa@gmail.com orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2938-2270 repository: https://rodrigosqrt3.r-universe.dev repository-code: https://github.com/rodrigosqrt3/taxodist commit: dce8bd0ef6522ef9877d73d30b3caf2459db2129 url: https://github.com/rodrigosqrt3/taxodist date-released: '2026-06-09' contact: - family-names: Villa given-names: Rodrigo Fonseca email: rodrigo03.villa@gmail.com orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2938-2270