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BOLD ID engine API not working from shell

I tried to blast a sequence against the DNA barcoding database of BOLD (Barcoding of LIfe Database) via their API interface (http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/resources/api?type=idengine). I tried the command given on their page on my shell with curl or wget but I can't make it work:

curl -o output_new http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Ids_xml?db=COX1_SPECIES_PUBLIC&sequence=TCTTTAGATTTTATTTTTGGAGCTTGGTCTGGCATAGTAGGCACCGCCC

wget http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Ids_xml?db=COX1_SPECIES_PUBLIC&sequence=TCTTTAGATTTTATTTTTGGAGCTTGGTCTGGCATAGTAGGCACCGCCC

Both commands return "Sequence must be provided".

What am I missing out here?

bold curl unix blast dna barcoding
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