mentaxonomy

Local taxonomic database

mentaxonomy_db

Complete taxonomic datasets for fast local searches, autocomplete and scientific data enrichment.

Integrate taxonomic information directly into your application through our hosted database service or deploy mentaxonomy_db locally in your own infrastructure.

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Taxonomic datasets
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Taxonomy where you need it

Fast local access to taxonomic data

Scientific applications frequently need to search large taxonomic datasets while users type, validate records or enrich existing data.

Querying external services for every operation introduces latency, availability dependencies and usage restrictions. mentaxonomy_db keeps the required taxonomic datasets inside your own infrastructure.

Designed for scientific software

Local, direct and application-ready

mentaxonomy_db provides structured taxonomic information that can be queried directly by your applications.

Fast local searches

Run taxonomic searches directly against a local database without waiting for remote API requests.

Autocomplete support

Build responsive scientific-name autocomplete fields using locally available taxonomic records.

Direct database access

Connect your application directly to the database and adapt queries to the requirements of your workflow.

Data enrichment

Add provider identifiers and taxonomic classification to biological and biodiversity datasets.

Taxonomic sources

Taxonomy across biological domains

mentaxonomy_db integrates selected datasets from established taxonomic sources, preserving their original identifiers and provenance.

Bacteria and Archaea

LPSN

Taxonomic names, status information and identifiers for prokaryotic taxa from the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature.

Fungi and yeasts

MycoBank

Taxonomic names and identifiers for fungi, including filamentous fungi and yeasts.

Plants and animals

Catalogue of Life

Broad taxonomic coverage for plants and animals using selected Catalogue of Life datasets distributed through ChecklistBank.

Each mentaxonomy_db release records the sources and provenance of the datasets it contains. Release-specific information, including dataset identifiers and citations, is available on the download page.

How it works

From taxonomic sources to your application

mentaxonomy_db prepares selected taxonomic datasets for fast, direct access from scientific applications.

  1. 1

    Import

    Taxonomic datasets are obtained from their respective sources while preserving identifiers and provenance information.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    The selected records are structured for efficient searches, autocomplete and direct application access.

  3. 3

    Connect

    Use the hosted mentaxonomy_db service or deploy the database locally and connect your application directly to it.

Flexible access

Choose how you use mentaxonomy_db

Use the hosted database service or run mentaxonomy_db inside your own infrastructure.

Hosted

Connect directly

Connect your application to the hosted mentaxonomy_db service without installing or maintaining a local database.

A convenient option for evaluation, development and applications that do not require a dedicated local deployment.

Self-hosted

Run it with Docker

Deploy mentaxonomy_db in your own infrastructure for low-latency searches, autocomplete and direct database access.

Downloadable releases include the taxonomic datasets and the provenance information associated with that release.

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Two independent components

Search locally. Resolve when needed.

mentaxonomy_db and mentaxonomy_api solve different taxonomic problems and never depend on each other.

Search and autocomplete

mentaxonomy_db

Use structured taxonomic datasets for fast searches, autocomplete fields and dataset enrichment, either through the hosted service or from your own local deployment.

Accepted-name resolution

mentaxonomy_api

Resolve the current accepted name of a taxon from its provider identifier through managed taxonomic provider services.

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Taxonomic data in your application

Build fast taxonomic workflows

Connect to mentaxonomy_db or deploy it locally to add fast searches, autocomplete and taxonomic enrichment to your scientific software.

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