Get the (first) exact matching AphiaID for a given name. Parameters: <ul> <li>marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true.</li> </ul> Get one or more matching (max. 50) AphiaRecords for a given name. Parameters: <ul> <li>like: add a '%'-sign added after the ScientificName (SQL LIKE function). Default=true.</li> <li>fuzzy: fuzzy matching. Default=true.</li> <li>marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true.</li> <li>offset: starting recordnumber, when retrieving next chunck of (50) records. Default=1.</li> </ul> Get the correct name for a given AphiaID. Get the complete Aphia Record for a given AphiaID. Get the Aphia Record for a given TSN (ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number). For each given scientific name, try to find one or more AphiaRecords. This allows you to match multiple names in one call. Limited to 500 names at once for performance reasons. Parameters: <ul> <li>like: add a '%'-sign after the ScientificName (SQL LIKE function). Default=false.</li> <li>fuzzy: fuzzy matching. Default=true.</li> <li>marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true.</li> </ul> Get one or more Aphia Records (max. 50) for a given vernacular. Parameters: <ul> <li>like: add a '%'-sign before and after the input (SQL LIKE '%vernacular%' function). Default=false.</li> <li>offset: starting record number, when retrieving next chunck of (50) records. Default=1.</li> </ul> Get the complete classification for one taxon. This also includes any sub or super ranks. Get one or more sources/references including links, for one AphiaID Get all synonyms for a given AphiaID. Get all vernaculars for a given AphiaID. Get the direct children (max. 50) for a given AphiaID. Parameters: <ul> <li>offset: starting record number, when retrieving next chunck of (50) records. Default=1.</li> <li>marine_only: limit to marine taxa. Default=true.</li> </ul> The data is licensed under a Creative Commons 'BY' 3.0 License, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en. For more information, please visit http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=webservice.