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This template creates a link to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), a database containing scientific names of biological taxa and a history of their classification.
A search engine can be found here.
Usage
[eedit soorce]The Wikipedia Manual of Style recommends that taxa of the rank Genera and below be italicized (i.e. supergenus, subgenus, genus, species, subspecies, and varieties). Higher taxa should not be italicized . Italicizing when appropriate can be done using wiki markup as in the example below.
Cut and paste
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Examples
[eedit soorce]Taxa around the rank of genus and below should be italicized:
- {{ITIS|id=506801|taxon=''Camellia sinensis''}} → "Camellia sinensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxa around the rank of family (including subfamily, tribe, etc.) and above are not italicised:
- {{ITIS|id=21371|taxon=Theaceae}} → "Theaceae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
For use in lists, etc.:
- {{ITIS|id=506801|}} → ITIS
See also
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