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http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_7096 |
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In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Family, as a rank intermediate between order and genus, is a relatively recent inventio: Example: "Walnuts and Hickories belong to the Walnut family" is a brief way of saying: the Walnuts (genus Juglans) and the Hickories (genus Carya) belong to the Walnut family (family Juglandaceae). Next only to species and genus, the family is the most important rank in taxonomy. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the term has been consistently used in its modern sense. Its usage and characteristic ending of the names belonging to this category are defined in the Codes of botanical and zoological nomenclature. |
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2007-06-03 |
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birnlex_7096 |
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