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Family (Latin: familia, pl.: familiae) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. [1] A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus.
In biology, a family is a taxonomic rank. Each family contains one or more genera. The next higher rank is that of order. Usually, the name of the family ends with a " idae " for animals, and " aceae " for plants. Sometimes there are also subfamilies and superfamilies.
Definition. Family is a taxonomic rank in the biological classification system that groups related genera. It ranks above genus and below order.
Definition. A family is a taxonomic rank in the biological classification system that groups related organisms. It falls between the ranks of order and genus.
Definition. In the context of a systematic approach, the term 'Family' refers to a taxonomic rank used to classify and organize living organisms based on their evolutionary relationships and shared characteristics.
Family is a taxonomic rank between order and genus in biology. Learn how families are named, classified, and used for evolutionary and genetic studies in plants, animals, and microorganisms.
