Cortexa research tool·biomedical·itis

ITIS Get Full Record

Get the complete taxonomic record from ITIS for a given TSN (Taxonomic Serial Number). Returns scientific name, authority, taxonomic rank, usage status (valid/invalid), common names in multiple languages, and parent TSN. Provides comprehensive metadata needed for proper species identification and citation. Example: TSN 180092 returns Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 with common names Human/Humans/man.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 6185msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 6185ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "tsn": {
      "description": "ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number. Examples: '180092' (Homo sapiens), '573082' (Pan troglodytes), '174371' (Drosophila melanogaster), '180130' (Canis lupus familiaris).",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "tsn"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default ITIS Get Full Record call

public-safeinput

{
  "tsn": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ITIS_get_full_record
Tool name: ITIS_get_full_record
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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