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WoRMS

Free

Authoritative list of marine species names and taxonomy

🐾AnimalsHTTPSNo API key required

Blue Whale

WoRMS

Scientific NameBalaenoptera musculus
Authority(Linnaeus, 1758)
RankSpecies
StatusAccepted
KingdomAnimalia

Sample Response

response.json
1{
2  "scientificName": "Balaenoptera musculus",
3  "authority": "(Linnaeus, 1758)",
4  "rank": "Species",
5  "status": "accepted",
6  "kingdom": "Animalia"
7}

Code Snippets

request.sh
1"color:#c084fc">curl -X "color:#fbbf24">GET "https://www.marinespecies.org/rest/"
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