Fast local searches
Run taxonomic searches directly against a local database without waiting for remote API requests.
Local taxonomic database
mentaxonomy_db
Complete taxonomic datasets for fast local searches, autocomplete and scientific data enrichment.
Integrate taxonomic information directly into your application without relying on external services for every search.
Taxonomic datasets
mentaxonomy_db
Local database
Your application
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.
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.
Initial datasets
Taxonomy across biological domains
The initial version of mentaxonomy_db brings together datasets from three established taxonomic providers.
Prokaryotes
LPSN
Taxonomic names and identifiers for bacteria and archaea.
Fungi
MycoBank
Taxonomic names and identifiers for fungi, including filamentous fungi and yeasts.
Biodiversity
GBIF
Broad taxonomic coverage for plants, animals and other groups of organisms.
Additional datasets are planned, including NCBI Taxonomy and Index Fungorum.
How it works
From provider datasets to your application
mentaxonomy_db packages taxonomic information for local deployment and direct integration into scientific software.
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Import
Taxonomic datasets are obtained from their respective providers.
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Store locally
The imported records are made available in a database deployed inside your infrastructure.
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Query directly
Your application accesses the local data for searches, autocomplete and enrichment workflows.
Docker-based deployment
Integrate it into your own infrastructure
mentaxonomy_db is deployed as a Docker-based database service. It does not require a separate graphical interface: applications connect directly to the database.
- Local or private infrastructure
- Direct database connectivity
- Independent application integration
- No remote request required for each search
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 local taxonomic datasets for fast searches, autocomplete fields and dataset enrichment.
Accepted-name resolution
mentaxonomy_api
Resolve the current accepted name of a taxon from its provider identifier using external providers or cache.
Discover mentaxonomy_apiTaxonomic data in your application
Build fast local taxonomic workflows
Use mentaxonomy_db to add searches, autocomplete and taxonomic enrichment to your scientific software.