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OpenTree Get Taxon

Get detailed taxonomy information for a taxon from the Open Tree of Life by its OTT ID. Returns the taxon name, rank, synonyms, source databases (NCBI, GBIF, IRMNG), and flags indicating taxonomic status. Use OpenTree_match_names first to get OTT IDs from species names. Example: OTT ID 770315 returns Homo sapiens with rank 'species', synonyms, and NCBI/GBIF cross-references.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 99msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 99ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "ott_id": {
      "description": "Open Tree Taxonomy ID. Examples: 770315 (Homo sapiens), 417950 (Pan troglodytes), 158484 (Pan paniscus), 312031 (Homininae), 244265 (Drosophila melanogaster).",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ott_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OpenTree Get Taxon call

public-safeinput

{
  "ott_id": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OpenTree_get_taxon
Tool name: OpenTree_get_taxon
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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