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Taxonomy

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

About this dataset

The Taxonomy Database is a curated classification and nomenclature for all of the organisms in the public sequence databases. This currently represents about 10% of the described species of life on the planet.

Data and resources (6)

  • HTML

    Taxonomy Browser - Query Interface

    Search the taxonomy tree using partial taxonomic names, common names, wild cards and phonetically similar names.

    Modified Apr 29, 2026

  • HTML

    Taxonomy Common Tree

    Generates a taxonomic tree for a selected group of organisms. Users can upload a file of taxonomy IDs or names, or they can enter names or IDs directly.

    Modified Apr 29, 2026

  • HTML

    Taxonomy Statistics - Query Interface

    Displays the number of taxonomic nodes in the database for a given rank and date of inclusion.

    Modified Apr 29, 2026

  • HTML

    Taxonomy Status Reports

    Displays the current status of a set of taxonomic nodes or IDs.

    Modified Apr 29, 2026

  • HTML

    Genetic Codes

    Currently, genetic codes can be set independently for nucleus, mitochondria, plastids and hydrogenosomes. The current settings for each of these on the taxonomic tree can be viewed with this following code list.

    Modified Apr 29, 2026

  • HTML

    Extinct Organisms

    Extinct organisms that are represented with sequence data at GenBank

    Modified Apr 29, 2026

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