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+This directory holds files obtained via the
+[Open Tree of Life](https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/about/open-tree-of-life).
+
+# Tree Data Files
+- `opentree13.4tree.tgz` <br>
+ Obtained from <https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/about/synthesis-release/v13.4>.
+ Contains tree data from the [Open Tree of Life](https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/about/open-tree-of-life).
+- `labelled_supertree_ottnames.tre` <br>
+ Extracted from the .tgz file. Describes the structure of the tree.
+- `annotations.json` <br>
+ Extracted from the .tgz file. Contains additional attributes of tree
+ nodes. Used for finding out which nodes have 'phylogenetic support'.
+
+# Taxonomy Data Files
+- `ott3.3.tgz` <br>
+ Obtained from <https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/about/taxonomy-version/ott3.3>.
+ Contains taxonomy data from the Open Tree of Life.
+- `otol/taxonomy.tsv` <br>
+ Extracted from the .tgz file. Holds taxon IDs from sources like NCBI, used to map between datasets.