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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 <u>not</u> 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={{date}}}}

or:

{{pre|{{tlf|{{BASEPAGENAME}}<br />|2=id=<br /> |3=taxon=<br /> |4=access-date={{date}}<br />}} }}

'''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]]

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{
	"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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