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hreflang="kbd" data-title="Таксономиэ зэхэгъэкӀыгъуэм и зэгуэт системэр" data-language-autonym="Адыгэбзэ" data-language-local-name="Kabardian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгэбзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITIS" title="ITIS – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="ITIS" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84" title="نظام المعلومات التصنيفية المتكامل – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="نظام المعلومات التصنيفية المتكامل" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Integr%C3%A1u_d%27Informaci%C3%B3n_Taxon%C3%B3mica" title="Sistema Integráu d'Información Taxonómica – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sistema Integráu d'Información Taxonómica" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cmumil%C9%99%C5%9Fdirilmi%C5%9F_taksonomik_m%C9%99lumat_sistemi" title="Ümumiləşdirilmiş taksonomik məlumat sistemi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ümumiləşdirilmiş taksonomik məlumat sistemi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%E2%80%99%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Аб’яднаная таксанамічная інфармацыйная служба – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Аб’яднаная таксанамічная інфармацыйная служба" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%E2%80%99%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Аб’яднаная таксанамічная інфармацыйная служба – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Аб’яднаная таксанамічная інфармацыйная служба" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Обединена система за таксономична информация – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Обединена система за таксономична информация" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Integrat_d%27Informaci%C3%B3_Taxon%C3%B2mica" title="Sistema Integrat d'Informació Taxonòmica – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Sistema Integrat d'Informació Taxonòmica" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BF_%CE%A3%CF%8D%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1_%CE%A4%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD" title="Ολοκληρωμένο Σύστημα Ταξινομικών Πληροφοριών – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ολοκληρωμένο Σύστημα Ταξινομικών Πληροφοριών" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Integrado_de_Informaci%C3%B3n_Taxon%C3%B3mica" title="Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrata_Taksonomia_Informa_Sistemo" title="Integrata Taksonomia Informa Sistemo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Integrata Taksonomia Informa Sistemo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C_%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%87" title="سامانه اطلاعات آرایه‌شناسی یکپارچه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سامانه اطلاعات آرایه‌شناسی یکپارچه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syst%C3%A8me_d%27information_taxonomique_int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9" title="Système d'information taxonomique intégré – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Système d'information taxonomique intégré" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Integrado_de_Informaci%C3%B3n_Taxon%C3%B3mica" title="Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D1%85%D1%8C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5_%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D3%80%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%85%D1%87%D0%B5" title="Цхьанкхийтта таксономе хоамий гӀулакхче – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Цхьанкхийтта таксономе хоамий гӀулакхче" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD_%ED%86%B5%ED%95%A9_%EB%B6%84%EB%A5%98%ED%95%99_%EC%A0%95%EB%B3%B4_%EC%8B%9C%EC%8A%A4%ED%85%9C" title="미국 통합 분류학 정보 시스템 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미국 통합 분류학 정보 시스템" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE_%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%84%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%BF%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AE%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Միավորված տաքսոնոմիական տեղեկատվական ծառայություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Միավորված տաքսոնոմիական տեղեկատվական ծառայություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistem_Informasi_Taksonomi_Terpadu" title="Sistem Informasi Taksonomi Terpadu – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sistem Informasi Taksonomi Terpadu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITIS" title="ITIS – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ITIS" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Integrated Taxonomic Information System" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A4%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90" title="გაერთიანებული ტაქსონომიის საინფორმაციო სისტემა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გაერთიანებული ტაქსონომიის საინფორმაციო სისტემა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System" title="Integrated Taxonomic 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For the transport information system, see <a href="/wiki/Integrated_Transport_Information_System" title="Integrated Transport Information System">Integrated Transport Information System</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Itis_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Itis (disambiguation)">Itis</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ITIS_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/ITIS_logo.svg/220px-ITIS_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/ITIS_logo.svg/330px-ITIS_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/ITIS_logo.svg/440px-ITIS_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Official logo of ITIS</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</b> (<b>ITIS</b>) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the <a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">taxonomy</a> of biological <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-memorandum_of_understanding_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-memorandum_of_understanding-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagency group within the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">US federal government</a>, involving several US federal agencies, and has now become an international body, with <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Canada" title="Government of Canada">Canadian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexican</a> government agencies participating. The database draws from a large community of taxonomic experts. Primary content staff are housed at the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_National_Museum_of_Natural_History" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History">Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History</a> and IT services are provided by a <a href="/wiki/US_Geological_Survey" class="mw-redirect" title="US Geological Survey">US Geological Survey</a> facility in Denver. The primary focus of ITIS is North American species, but many biological groups exist worldwide and ITIS collaborates with other agencies to increase its global coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reference_database">Reference database</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Reference database"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ITIS provides an automated reference <a href="/wiki/Database" title="Database">database</a> of scientific and common names for species. As of May 2016,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> it contains over 839,000 scientific names, synonyms, and common names for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater taxa from all biological kingdoms (animals, plants, fungi, and microbes). While the system does focus on North American species at minimum, it also includes many species not found in North America, especially among birds, fishes, amphibians, mammals, bacteria, many reptiles, several plant groups, and many invertebrate animal groups.<sup id="cite_ref-home_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-home-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-primer_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Data presented in ITIS are considered public information, and may be freely distributed and copied, though appropriate citation<sup id="cite_ref-citation_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citation-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is requested. ITIS is frequently used as the <i>de facto</i> source of taxonomic data in <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity_informatics" title="Biodiversity informatics">biodiversity informatics</a> projects.<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ITIS couples each scientific name with a stable and unique taxonomic serial number (TSN) as the "common denominator" for accessing information on such issues as invasive species, declining amphibians, migratory birds, fishery stocks, pollinators, agricultural pests, and emerging diseases. It presents the names in a standard classification that contains author, date, distributional, and bibliographic information related to the names. In addition, common names are available through ITIS in the major official languages of the Americas (<a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Catalogue_of_Life">Catalogue of Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Catalogue of Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ITIS and its international partner, <a href="/wiki/Species_2000" title="Species 2000">Species 2000</a>, cooperate to annually produce the <a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">Catalogue of Life</a>, a checklist and index of the world's species. The Catalogue of Life's goal was to complete the global checklist of 1.9 million species by 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of May 2012, the Catalogue of Life has reached 1.4 million species—a major milestone in its quest to complete the first up-to-date comprehensive catalogue of all living organisms.<sup id="cite_ref-Reading_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reading-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-About_the_Catalog_of_Life_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_the_Catalog_of_Life-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ITIS and the Catalogue of Life are core to the <a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">Encyclopedia of Life</a> initiative announced May 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EOL will be built largely on various <a href="/wiki/Creative_Commons" title="Creative Commons">Creative Commons</a> licenses.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy_database">Legacy database</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legacy database"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Of the ~714,000 (May 2016) scientific names in the current database, approximately 210,000 were inherited from the database formerly maintained by the <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanographic_Data_Center" title="National Oceanographic Data Center">National Oceanographic Data Center</a> (NODC) of the US <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a> (NOAA).<sup id="cite_ref-primer_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NODC_Taxonomic_Code_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NODC_Taxonomic_Code-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The newer material has been checked to higher standards of taxonomic credibility, and over half of the original material has been checked and improved to the same standard.<sup id="cite_ref-primer_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Building on efforts by Richard Swartz, Marvin Wass, and Donald Boesch in 1972 to establish an "intelligent" numeric coding system for taxonomy, the first edition of the NODC Taxonomic Code was published in 1977. Hard copy editions were published until 1984. Subsequent editions were published digitally until 1996. 1996 marked the release of NODC version 8, which served as a bridge to ITIS, which abandoned "intelligent" numeric codes in favor of more stable, but "un-intelligent" Taxonomic Serial Numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-NODC_Taxonomic_Code_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NODC_Taxonomic_Code-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standards">Standards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Standards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Biological taxonomy is not fixed, and opinions about the correct status of taxa at all levels, and their correct placement, are constantly revised as a result of new research. Many aspects of classification remain a matter of scientific judgment. The ITIS database is updated to take account of new research as it becomes available.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="and the information it yields is likely to represent a fair consensus of modern taxonomic opinion (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Records within ITIS include information about how far it has been possible to check and verify them. Its information should be checked against other sources where these are available, and against the primary research <a href="/wiki/Scientific_literature" title="Scientific literature">scientific literature</a> where possible. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_agencies">Member agencies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Member agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_and_Agri-Food_Canada" title="Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada">Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comisi%C3%B3n_Nacional_para_el_Conocimiento_y_Uso_de_la_Biodiversidad" title="Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad">Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad</a> (CONABIO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NatureServe" title="NatureServe">NatureServe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">United States Department of Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">United States Geological Survey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service" title="United States Fish and Wildlife Service">United States Fish and Wildlife Service</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">Encyclopedia of Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlantList" class="mw-redirect" title="PlantList">PlantList</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikispecies" title="Wikispecies">Wikispecies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Register_of_Marine_Species" title="World Register of Marine Species">World Register of Marine Species</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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