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This template creates a link to the [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] (ITIS), a database containing scientific names of biological [[taxon|taxa]] and a history of their classification.

A search engine can be found [https://www.itis.gov/ here].

== Usage ==

The Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (text formatting)#Italic face|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 shown in the examples.

=== Cut and paste ===
{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|2=id=|3=taxon=|4=access-date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

or:

{{pre|{{tlf|{{BASEPAGENAME}} |2=id= |3=taxon= |4=access-date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }}

'''where:'''
:{{para|id}} the Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN), as shown at the top of the desired ITIS page.
:{{para|taxon}} the scientific name, as shown at the top of the desired ITIS page, italicized if appropriate.
:{{para|access-date}} the date on which you looked up the reference.

=== Examples ===
Taxa around the rank of genus and below should be italicized:
:{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|2=ID=506801|3=taxon=<nowiki>''Camellia sinensis''</nowiki>}} → {{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|ID=506801|taxon=''Camellia sinensis''}}

Taxa around the rank of family (including subfamily, tribe, etc.) and above are not italicised:
:{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|2=ID=21371|3=taxon=Theaceae}} → {{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|ID=21371|taxon=Theaceae}}

For use in lists, etc.:
:{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|2=ID=506801}} → {{{{BASEPAGENAME}}|ID=506801}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Catalogue of Life}}
* {{icon|Wikispecies}} [[wikispecies:Template:ITIS|Template:ITIS]] at [[Wikispecies]]
* {{icon|Commons}} [[commons:Template:ITIS|Template:ITIS]] at [[Wikimedia Commons]]

== TemplateData ==
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<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"id": {
"label": "Taxonomic Serial Number",
"description": "The Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN), as shown at the top of the ITIS page to cite",
"type": "number",
"required": true,
"suggested": true,
"aliases": [
"ID"
]
},
"taxon": {
"label": "Taxon scientific name",
"description": "As shown at the top of the ITIS page to cite; italicized if appropriate (genus or below)",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
},
"access-date": {
"label": "Access date",
"description": "The full date that the URL was accessed",
"type": "date",
"suggested": true
}
},
"description": "Formats a citation to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System",
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>
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[[Category:Biology external link templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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