In biological classification, faimily (Laitin: familia) is
Whit daes an disna belang tae ilka faimily is determined bi a taxonomist. Seemlar for the quaisten if a parteecular faimily shoud be recognised avaw. Eften thare is nae exact greein, wi different taxonomists takin a different poseetion. Thare is nae haurd rules that a taxonomist needs tae follae in descrievin or recognisin a faimily. Some taxa are acceptit awmaist universally, whiles ithers are recognised anly rarely.
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Domain/Superkingdom | Superphylum/Superdivision | Superclass | Superorder | Superfaimily | Supertribe | Superspecies | ||
Kinrick | Phylum/Division | Class | Legion | Order | Faimily | Tribe | Genus | Species |
Subkingdom | Subphylum | Subclass | Cohort | Suborder | Subfaimily | Subtribe | Subgenus | Subspecies |
Infrakinrick/Branch | Infraphylum | Infraclass | Infraorder | Section | Infraspecies | |||
Microphylum | Parvclass | Parvorder | Series | Variety | ||||
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