explore_taxonomy

Discover taxonomic relationships by analyzing organisms at specified levels (siblings, family, order, class) based on a scientific name, using data from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Instructions

Explore taxonomic relationships by finding related organisms at different taxonomic levels.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`level`	Yes	Taxonomic level to explore: "siblings" (same genus), "family" (same family), "order" (same order), "class" (same class)
`rows`	No	Number of results to return (default: 10)
`scientificName`	Yes	Scientific name to explore (e.g., "Homo sapiens")

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "level": {
      "description": "Taxonomic level to explore: \"siblings\" (same genus), \"family\" (same family), \"order\" (same order), \"class\" (same class)",
      "enum": [
        "siblings",
        "family",
        "order",
        "class"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "rows": {
      "description": "Number of results to return (default: 10)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "scientificName": {
      "description": "Scientific name to explore (e.g., \"Homo sapiens\")",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "scientificName",
    "level"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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explore_taxonomy

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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