itis query

[Dan Higgins]

Since taxonomic info is being discussed,  some of you may be interested 
in what an itis query returns. If you enter

http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/taxastep?hierarchy=no&king=every&p_action=exactly+for&p_format=xml&taxa=bison

in a browser, the result is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><!DOCTYPE itis SYSTEM "http://www.cbif.gc.ca/xml/itis_our.dtd"><itis>
<datasource>
<dbsource>ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System</dbsource>
<dbserver>ITIS*ca: ITIS Canada (Agriculture &amp; Agri-Food Canada)</dbserver>
<dbwebaddress>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/itis/</dbwebaddress>
<dbdatadate>2004-01-13</dbdatadate>
<dbcurrentdate>2004-02-11</dbcurrentdate>
<dbexpirydate></dbexpirydate>
<dbtermsofuse>This data may be used freely. We only ask that you state that "Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (http://www.itis.usda.gov/index.html)"</dbtermsofuse>

</datasource>
<taxa>
<taxon>
<tsn>180705</tsn>
<concatenatedname>Bison</concatenatedname>
<author>
<taxonauthor>Hamilton-Smith, 1827</taxonauthor>
</author>
<url>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=180705&amp;p_format=xml&amp;p_lang=</url>
<rank>Genus</rank>

<kingdom>Animalia</kingdom>
<usage>invalid</usage>
<credibilityrating>TWG standards met</credibilityrating>
<synonym>
<tsnaccepted>183837</tsnaccepted>
<acceptedname>Bos</acceptedname>
<author>
<taxonauthor>Linnaeus, 1758</taxonauthor>
</author>
<rank>Genus</rank>

<url>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=183837&amp;p_format=xml&amp;p_lang=</url>
</synonym>
<vernacular>
<commonname>bison</commonname>
<language>English</language>
</vernacular>
</taxon>
<taxon>
<tsn>180706</tsn>
<concatenatedname>Bison bison</concatenatedname>

<author>
<taxonauthor>(Linnaeus, 1758)</taxonauthor>
</author>
<url>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=180706&amp;p_format=xml&amp;p_lang=</url>
<rank>Species</rank>
<kingdom>Animalia</kingdom>
<usage>invalid</usage>
<credibilityrating>TWG standards met</credibilityrating>
<synonym>

<tsnaccepted>203618</tsnaccepted>
<acceptedname>Bos bison</acceptedname>
<author>
<taxonauthor>(Linnaeus, 1758)</taxonauthor>
</author>
<rank>Species</rank>
<url>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=203618&amp;p_format=xml&amp;p_lang=</url>
</synonym>
<vernacular>
<commonname>Bisonte americano</commonname>

<language>Spanish</language>
</vernacular>
<vernacular>
<commonname>bison</commonname>
<language>English</language>
</vernacular>
</taxon>
<taxon>
<tsn>180705</tsn>
<concatenatedname>Bison</concatenatedname>
<author>
<taxonauthor>Hamilton-Smith, 1827</taxonauthor>

</author>
<url>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=180705&amp;p_format=xml&amp;p_lang=</url>
<rank>Genus</rank>
<kingdom>Animalia</kingdom>
<usage>invalid</usage>
<credibilityrating>TWG standards met</credibilityrating>
<synonym>
<tsnaccepted>183837</tsnaccepted>
<acceptedname>Bos</acceptedname>

<author>
<taxonauthor>Linnaeus, 1758</taxonauthor>
</author>
<rank>Genus</rank>
<url>http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=183837&amp;p_format=xml&amp;p_lang=</url>
</synonym>
<vernacular>
<commonname>bison</commonname>
<language>English</language>
</vernacular>

</taxon>
</taxa>
</itis>


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