diff --git a/python/obitools3/apps/optiongroups/__init__.py b/python/obitools3/apps/optiongroups/__init__.py
index bc0aab5..ac626d8 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/apps/optiongroups/__init__.py
+++ b/python/obitools3/apps/optiongroups/__init__.py
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ def __addImportInputOption(optionManager):
                      const=b'rdp',
                      help="Input file is in RDP training set fasta format. If NCBI taxonomy provided with --taxonomy, taxid and scientific name will be added for each sequence.")
 
+    group.add_argument('--unite-input',
+                     action="store_const", dest="obi:inputformat",
+                     default=None,
+                     const=b'unite',
+                     help="Input file is in UNITE fasta format. If NCBI taxonomy provided with --taxonomy, taxid and scientific name will be added for each sequence.")
+
     group.add_argument('--embl-input',
                      action="store_const", dest="obi:inputformat",
                      default=None,
diff --git a/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx b/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
index 3f3fc69..fde0237 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
+import re
 
 from obitools3.apps.progress cimport ProgressBar  # @UnresolvedImport
 from obitools3.dms.view.view cimport View
@@ -236,13 +237,18 @@ def run(config):
     # Prepare taxon scientific name and taxid refs if RDP or SILVA file
     silva = False
     rdp = False
-    if 'inputformat' in config['obi'] and (config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"silva" or config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"rdp"):
+    unite = False
+    if 'inputformat' in config['obi'] and (config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"silva" or config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"rdp" or config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"unite"):
         #if taxo is None:
         #    raise Exception("A taxonomy (as built by 'obi import --taxdump') must be provided for SILVA and RDP files")
-        silva = True
-        rdp = True
+        if config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"silva":
+            silva = True
+        elif config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"rdp":
+            rdp = True
+        elif config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"unite":
+            unite = True
+        sci_name_col = Column.new_column(view, SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN, OBI_STR)
         if taxo is not None:
-            sci_name_col = Column.new_column(view, SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN, OBI_STR)
             taxid_col = Column.new_column(view, TAXID_COLUMN, OBI_INT)
 
     dcols = {}
@@ -349,17 +355,26 @@ def run(config):
                 if get_quality:
                     qual_col[i] = entry.quality
                     
-                # Parse taxon scientific name if RDP file
-                if (rdp or silva) and taxo is not None:
-                    sci_names = entry.definition.split(b";")
-                    for sci_name in reversed(sci_names):
-                        if sci_name.split()[0] != b'unidentified' and sci_name.split()[0] != b'uncultured' and sci_name.split()[0] != b'metagenome' :
-                            taxon = taxo.get_taxon_by_name(sci_name)
-                            if taxon is not None:
-                                sci_name_col[i] = taxon.name
-                                taxid_col[i] = taxon.taxid
-                                #print(taxid_col[i], sci_name_col[i])
-                                break
+                # Parse taxon scientific name if RDP or Silva or Unite file
+                if (rdp or silva or unite):
+                    if rdp or silva:
+                        sci_names = entry.definition.split(b";")
+                        sci_name_col[i] = sci_names[-1]
+                    elif unite:
+                        sci_names = entry.id.split(b'|')[-1].split(b';')
+                        sci_name_col[i] = re.sub(b'[a-zA-Z]__', b'', sci_names[-1])
+                    # Fond taxid if taxonomy provided
+                    if taxo is not None :
+                        for sci_name in reversed(sci_names):
+                            if unite:
+                                sci_name = re.sub(b'[a-zA-Z]__', b'', sci_name)
+                            if sci_name.split()[0] != b'unidentified' and sci_name.split()[0] != b'uncultured' and sci_name.split()[0] != b'metagenome':
+                                taxon = taxo.get_taxon_by_name(sci_name)
+                                if taxon is not None:
+                                    sci_name_col[i] = taxon.name
+                                    taxid_col[i] = taxon.taxid
+                                    #print(taxid_col[i], sci_name_col[i])
+                                    break
 
             for tag in entry :
                 
diff --git a/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx b/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
index 82ba6dd..86c5970 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ def open_uri(uri,
         if format is not None:
             if seqtype==b"nuc":
                 objclass = Nuc_Seq    # Nuc_Seq_Stored? TODO
-                if format==b"fasta" or format==b"silva" or format==b"rdp":
+                if format==b"fasta" or format==b"silva" or format==b"rdp" or format == b"unite":
                     if input:
                         iseq = fastaNucIterator(file, 
                                                 skip=skip,