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OpenTree Match Names

Resolve species names to standardized Open Tree of Life taxonomy IDs (OTT IDs) using the TNRS (Taxonomic Name Resolution Service). Takes one or more species names and finds matching taxa in the Open Tree taxonomy, which synthesizes NCBI, GBIF, IRMNG, and other taxonomic sources. Returns OTT IDs that can be used with other OpenTree tools to retrieve phylogenetic trees and evolutionary relationships. Example: 'Homo sapiens' resolves to OTT ID 770315.

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Status

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Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 96ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "names": {
      "description": "Comma-separated list of species or taxon names to resolve. Examples: 'Homo sapiens', 'Homo sapiens,Pan troglodytes,Gorilla gorilla', 'Canis lupus,Felis catus'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "names"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OpenTree Match Names call

public-safeinput

{
  "names": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OpenTree_match_names
Tool name: OpenTree_match_names
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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