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OpenTree Get Induced Subtree

Get a phylogenetic subtree (in Newick format) from the Open Tree of Life synthetic tree for a specified set of taxa. Returns the evolutionary tree connecting the given taxa, showing their branching relationships. Useful for constructing phylogenies for comparative studies. Example: OTT IDs 770315 (Homo sapiens), 417950 (Pan troglodytes), 158484 (Pan paniscus) returns the ape phylogeny showing Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus as sister species.

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Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 228ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "ott_ids": {
      "description": "Comma-separated OTT IDs (at least 2). Examples: '770315,417950,158484' (human, chimp, bonobo), '770315,417950,158484,770309' (plus Homo genus).",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ott_ids"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OpenTree Get Induced Subtree call

public-safeinput

{
  "ott_ids": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OpenTree_get_induced_subtree
Tool name: OpenTree_get_induced_subtree
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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