explore_taxonomy

Discover taxonomic relationships by analyzing organisms at various levels such as siblings, family, order, or class using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) database.

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

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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