Taxonomic Group
Of biological group. May also be referred to as taxon and taxonomic category.
Animal or plant group having natural relations.
This concept's ID is @1~43237
Biology
- class
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders.
- family
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish fa...
- phylum
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes.
- genus
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species.
- species
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.
- order
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families.
- subkingdom
(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom.
- variety
(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others...
- tribe
(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily.
- subfamily
(biology) a taxonomic category below a family.
- subphylum
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class.
- superphylum
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass.
- subclass
(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order.
- superclass
(biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class.
- suborder
(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order.
- superorder
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass.
- superfamily
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family.
- subgenus
(biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species.
- monotype
(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus).
- race
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence...
- form
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;...
- type
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher tax...
Primates
- Adapid
Extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North...
- Omomyid
Extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America...
Also contains
- kingdom
The highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories:...
- Phycomycetes
A large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the...
- Amentiferae
Used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins.
- Centrospermae
Used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryop...
- Pteridospermae
Used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive...