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tribe

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (T)
No Taxon tribe
Identification
tribe noun - a taxon ranked between subfamily and genus, or between subfamily and subtribe, if that rank is used (altered from Wikipedia). Usually comprises a group of related genera.
See Also
taxon
family
subfamily
tribe
genus
species
Internet References
Wikipedia: Tribe (biology)
Contributed by Cotinis on 4 October, 2007 - 8:49am

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