GTDB Get Taxon Info

Overview

Get information about a GTDB taxon including its rank, total genome count, higher-rank lineage, and release history. GTDB uses rank prefixes: d__ (domain), p__ (phylum), c__ (class), o__ (order), f__ (family), g__ (genus), s__ (species). For example, f__Lachnospiraceae returns its rank (Family), genome count, and lineage (Bacteria > Bacillota > Clostridia > Lachnospirales). Also returns the full lineage breakdown from domain to species. Useful for understanding where a taxon fits in the GTDB tree and how many genomes support it.

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed

1d ago

Last success

1d ago

Last latency

110ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type (fixed: get_taxon_info)",
      "enum": [
        "get_taxon_info"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "taxon": {
      "description": "GTDB taxon name with rank prefix (e.g., 'f__Lachnospiraceae', 'd__Bacteria', 'g__Escherichia', 's__Escherichia coli'). Use GTDB_search_taxon to find valid names.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "operation",
    "taxon"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

{
  "operation": "",
  "taxon": ""
}

Identifiers

Catalog ID

tu_GTDB_get_taxon_info

Tool name

GTDB_get_taxon_info

Added

2026-05-01 00:58Z

Tags

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