what is taxon. give some example of taxa of different hierarchical level
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A taxon is a level of hierarchy in the system of classify organisms.
Following are the hierarchical levels .
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
It is a taxonomical hierarchy higher than order and lower than phylum. Class includes related to orders of the organisms.
Ex:- Presence of notochord in mammals.
It is a taxonomical hierarchy below Kingdom and above class. It is a taxon with one or more classes organisms with similar characteristics.
It has a group of related genera with still less number of similarities as compared to genus and species.
Ex:- Fox and dog belongs to the same family. It is a group of entities below order and above genus.
It is a tax on below higher than family and lower than class. Order being a higher category is the assemblable of families which exhibit a few similar characters.
It comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to spaces of other genera.
Ex:- Lion, tiger and leopard are classified under genus Panthera. It is above species and below family.
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ɪsᴀᴍʙɪɢᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ). ɪɴ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ᴀ ᴛᴀxᴏɴ (ʙᴀᴄᴋ-ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛᴀxᴏɴᴏᴍʏ; ᴘʟᴜʀᴀʟ ᴛᴀxᴀ) ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ᴏʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs sᴇᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴛᴀxᴏɴᴏᴍɪsᴛs ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀ ᴜɴɪᴛ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ, ᴀ ᴛᴀxᴏɴ ɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ғᴏʀ ᴛᴀxᴏɴᴏᴍɪsᴛs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ᴏᴅᴅs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴛᴀxᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ɪɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ. ɪғ ᴀ ᴛᴀxᴏɴ ɪs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴄ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ɪᴛs ᴜsᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴅᴇs sᴘᴇᴄɪғʏɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴄ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘɪɴɢ.
ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs ᴀᴛ ᴄʟᴀssɪғʏɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs (ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs) ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴇᴛ ғᴏʀᴛʜ ɪɴ ʟɪɴɴᴀᴇᴜs's sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ɪɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀᴇ, 10 Tʜ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ, (1758 ) [1] ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʙʏ ʙᴇʀɴᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴛᴏɪɴᴇ ʟᴀᴜʀᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇ ᴊᴜssɪᴇᴜ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴜɴɪᴛ-ʙᴀsᴇᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴏғ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄʟᴀssɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғɪʀsᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴇʟʏ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ɪɴ 1805 ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴊᴇᴀɴ-ʙᴀᴘᴛɪsᴛᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴀʀᴄᴋ