obophenotype / obophenotype/ncbitaxon

Make NCBI:txid identifiers secondary ids in the ontology?

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Description

Hello!

It looks like NCBI is using an alternative identifier, ie:

NCBITaxon:7955 (using the taxon ontology)
NCBI:txid7955 (the identifier displayed at NCBI) "Taxonomy ID: 7955 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid7955)"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=7955&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock

Would it be possible to list the alternative identifier for taxa in the ontology?

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing how the ontology represents NCBITaxon:7955 and compare it with the NCBI Taxonomy entry linked in the report; done means taxa expose NCBI:txid identifiers as secondary identifiers.

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