IRMNG

IRMNG webservice

As a user or developer you can use the IRMNG webservice to feed your own application with standard IRMNG data.
A non exhaustive list of applications:

get the IRMNG_ID for your taxon
check the spelling of your taxa
get the authority for your taxa
get the full classification for your taxa
resolve your unaccepted names to accepted ones
get all synonyms for a taxon
fuzzy/near match your species list
resolve a common name/vernacular to a scientific name
get the common name(s)/vernacular(s) for a taxon
get the sources/references for a taxon
get the IRMNG citation for a taxon
get the direct children for a taxon
get all taxa modified during a time interval
get an external identifier for a taxon
get the IRMNG_ID for an external identifier/database
get all distributions for a taxon
get all attributes for a taxon

We support these methods of accessing the service:

RESTful service

REST Service documentation

SOAP service

Web Service Definition Language File: WSDL file
Brief description: AphiaNameService description

For problems or questions, please contact info@marinespecies.org

Linking to IRMNG

If you simply want to link to IRMNG, just use this URL: http://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Your Species
i.e. http://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Solea solea
(This assumes that you have no idea if the taxon exists, or you do not want to look up the IRMNG_ID)

If you know the taxon exists, lookup the IRMNG_ID, via the search interface, and link to this URL: http://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=IRMNG_ID
i.e. the IRMNG_ID for Solea solea is 10150800: http://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10150800