Glasgow Taxonomic Name Server
Developed by Rod Page
Queries
- Find a name
- Find from id
- List synonyms
- Show classification
- Check names
Source
Related projects
Credits
Sources of data
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ITIS names courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System |
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NCBI (GenBank) names from NCBI taxonomy ftp site |
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Mammal names from Mammal Species of the World database. |
Software
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Bernard Bou's Treebolic applet is used to display classifications |
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SpaceTree from Human Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland |
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XML and XSLT code developed using Marc Liyange's TestXSLT program |
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Java Web Start used to launch SpaceTree Installation of Java Web Start is straightforward on Windows and Mac OS X, but needs a little fusing on Linux. Be sure to read the instructions. You need to unpack a file from the Java 2 distribution and install it separately, then add javaws as a Helper Application to Mozilla. Remember if setting up a server to set the web server's MIME types appropriately. |
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Cape Clear's WSDL Editor was used to create the WSDL file that describes the web services. |
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Support for Walrus, a 3D hyperbolic tree viewer was inspired by Tim Hughes' page on Phylogenetic tree visualisation |
Web techniques
| M/Gateway Developments WSDL validator service is a great way to test that a WSDL file works properly. | This site uses Bob Osloa's JavaScript function to work around the Windows Internet Explorer PNG transparency bug. |