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taxon, taxa

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (T)
No Taxon taxon, taxa
Identification
taxon noun, plural taxa - a taxonomic unit, a name designating an organism or group of organisms. A taxon is assigned a rank and can be placed at a particular level in a systematic hierarchy reflecting evolutionary relationships (Wikipedia). Examples relevant to BugGuide include:
Class
Superorder
Order
Family
Subfamily
Tribe
Genus
Species
Subspecies
See Also
nomenclature
sensu lato
sensu stricto
Internet References
Wikipedia: Taxon
Kendall Bioresearch: Classification of Insects
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 31 May, 2007 - 1:50am
Additional contributions by cotinis, David Ferguson
Last updated 12 July, 2010 - 10:56am

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