public function getSpeciesByID(Request $request)
{
$spID = $request->input('spID');
$speciesObject = Species::where('spID', '=', $spID)->where('uploadToWeb', '=', 1)->get();
$speciesObject[0]->images->toArray();
$speciesObject[0]->bioNotes->toArray();
$speciesObject[0]->synonyms->toArray();
$speciesObject[0]->litSources->toArray();
$speciesObject[0]->interactions->toArray();
$hierachy = [];
$parentTaxaGroupID = $speciesObject[0]->taxaGroupID;
while (TaxaGroup::find($parentTaxaGroupID)->tier > 1) {
$taxaGroupName = TaxaGroup::find($parentTaxaGroupID)->TaxaGroupName;
array_unshift($hierachy, ['taxaGroupID' => $parentTaxaGroupID, 'TaxaGroupName' => $taxaGroupName]);
$parentTaxaGroupID = TaxaGroup::find($parentTaxaGroupID)->parentTaxaGroupID;
}
return response()->json(['speciesObject' => $speciesObject, 'hierachy' => $hierachy]);
}
