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names

ncbi_taxonomy.names

Scientific names, synonyms, common names, and other NCBI Taxonomy names, from names.dmp.

Not partitioned.

Column Type Description
sources STRUCT(url TEXT, filename TEXT, last_modified_at TIMESTAMPTZ, sha256 TEXT)[] Original external inputs used to produce the row. Each item contains its source URL, filename, HTTP Last-Modified timestamp when available, and computed SHA-256 checksum.
taxon_id TEXT Taxonomy ID associated with the name.
name TEXT Taxon name text.
unique_name TEXT NCBI’s disambiguating name variant, if supplied.
name_class TEXT NCBI name class, such as scientific name, synonym, or common name.