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aka WoRMS webservice aka Aphia API aka WoRMS API Add_annotation_inactiveAdd_annotation_inactiveLog in to add alternative_name
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Overview

Provider:
www-marinespecies-org

Location:
BELGIUM Be

Submitter / Source:
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)Be (about 1 year ago)

Base URL:
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=soap

WSDL Location:
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=soap&wsdl=1 (download last cached WSDL file)

Description(s):
by World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (about 1 year ago)

As a user or developer you can use the WoRMS webservice to feed your own application with standard WoRMS taxonomy.
A few example of possible applications:

- get the AphiaID for your taxon
- check the spelling of your taxa
- get the authority for you

License(s): Info
by World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (about 1 year ago)

CC-BY-SA

Usage Conditions: Info
No info yet
Publications: Info
None
Citations: Info
by World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (about 1 year ago)

Appeltans W, Bouchet P, Boxshall GA, Fauchald K, Gordon DP, Hoeksema BW, Poore GCB, van Soest RWM, Stöhr S, Walter TC, Costello MJ. (eds) (2011). World Register of Marine Species. Accessed at http://www.marinespecies.org on YYYY-MM-DD

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SOAP Operations (12)

These are the SOAP operations available for the SOAP variant of this service. Click on each one to get more information and to annotate.
Quick Browse | getAphiaChildrenByID | getAphiaClassificationByID | getAphiaID | getAphiaNameByID | getAphiaRecordByID | getAphiaRecordByTSN | getAphiaRecords | getAphiaRecordsByNames | getAphiaRecordsByVernacular | getAphiaSynonymsByID | getAphiaVernacularsByID | getSourcesByAphiaID |

getAphiaChildrenByID

2 inputs | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get the direct children (max. 50) for a given AphiaID.Parameters: offset: starting record number, when retrieving next chunck of (50) records. Default=1.
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getAphiaClassificationByID

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get the complete classification for one taxon. This also includes any sub or super ranks.
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getAphiaID

2 inputs | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get the (first) exact matching AphiaID for a given name.Parameters: marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true.
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none

getAphiaNameByID

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get the correct name for a given AphiaID.
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none

getAphiaRecordByID

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get the complete Aphia Record for a given AphiaID.
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none

getAphiaRecordByTSN

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get the Aphia Record for a given TSN (ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number).
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getAphiaRecords

5 inputs | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get one or more matching (max. 50) AphiaRecords for a given name.Parameters: like: add a '%'-sign added after the ScientificName (SQL LIKE function). Default=true. fuzzy: fuzzy matching. Default=true. marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true. offset: starting recordnumber, when retrieving next chunck of (50) records. Default=1.
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getAphiaRecordsByNames

4 inputs | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

For each given scientific name, try to find one or more AphiaRecords. This allows you to match multiple names in one call. Limited to 500 names at once for performance reasons. Parameters: like: add a '%'-sign after the ScientificName (SQL LIKE function). Default=false. fuzzy: fuzzy matching. Default=true. marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true.
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getAphiaRecordsByVernacular

3 inputs | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get one or more Aphia Records (max. 50) for a given vernacular.Parameters: like: add a '%'-sign before and after the input (SQL LIKE '%vernacular%' function). Default=false. offset: starting record number, when retrieving next chunck of (50) records. Default=1.
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none

getAphiaSynonymsByID

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get all synonyms for a given AphiaID.
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none

getAphiaVernacularsByID

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get all vernaculars for a given AphiaID.
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none

getSourcesByAphiaID

1 input | 1 output

Part of Service: AphiaNameService

Get one or more sources/references including links, for one AphiaID
Tags on this SOAP Operation:
none

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WSDL Location: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=soap&wsdl=1

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