diff --git a/src/obidms_taxonomy.c b/src/obidms_taxonomy.c
index 1b5b700..7bc18e2 100755
--- a/src/obidms_taxonomy.c
+++ b/src/obidms_taxonomy.c
@@ -2463,6 +2463,32 @@ int read_merged_dmp(const char* taxdump, OBIDMS_taxonomy_p tax, int32_t* delnode
 				return -1;
 			}
 
+			// Write the rest of the taxa from the current taxa list
+			while (nT < (tax->taxa)->count)
+			{
+			// Add element from taxa list
+				// Enlarge structure if needed
+				if (n == buffer_size)
+				{
+					buffer_size = buffer_size * 2;
+					tax->merged_idx = (ecomergedidx_t*) realloc(tax->merged_idx, sizeof(ecomergedidx_t) + sizeof(ecomerged_t) * buffer_size);
+					if (tax->merged_idx == NULL)
+					{
+						obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
+						obidebug(1, "\nError reallocating memory for a taxonomy structure");
+						closedir(tax_dir);
+						fclose(file);
+						return -1;
+					}
+				}
+
+				(tax->merged_idx)->merged[n].taxid = (tax->taxa)->taxon[nT].taxid;
+				(tax->merged_idx)->merged[n].idx = nT;
+
+				nT++;
+				n++;
+			}
+
 			// Store count
 			(tax->merged_idx)->count = n;
 
diff --git a/src/obidms_taxonomy.h b/src/obidms_taxonomy.h
index ffdb18d..b6ba4a6 100755
--- a/src/obidms_taxonomy.h
+++ b/src/obidms_taxonomy.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct {
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
 	int32_t max_taxid;		/**< Maximum taxid existing in the taxon index.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
-	int32_t buffer_size;	/**< Number of taxa.	// TODO kept this but not sure of its use
+	int32_t buffer_size;	/**< .	// TODO kept this but not sure of its use
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
 	ecotx_t taxon[];		/**< Taxon array.
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */