What is Taxonomic Classification?
Taxonomic classification is the hierarchical organization of living beings into categories and subcategories that reveal their likenesses. The groupings used in taxonomic classification are called taxa, the plural of taxon, hence the name of the classification system. There are eight main levels in the currently used and internationally accepted taxonomic classification system, which has its foundations in the work of Carl Linnaeus. These levels are: Kingdom > Phylum/Division > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species >Variety Division and Variety are specific to plants, with Division also used for fungi. The term cultivar, or cultigen, designates an organism that has no known wild ancestor – created, for example, by cross-breeding. The term cultivar comes from a portmanteau formed of the words cultivated variety. In addition, there are subcategories possible for the top four levels of the taxonomic classification system and for Species as well.
Taxonomic classification is the hierarchical organization of living beings into categories and subcategories that reveal their likenesses. The groupings used in taxonomic classification are called taxa, the plural of taxon, hence the name of the classification system. There are eight main levels in the currently used and internationally accepted taxonomic classification system, which has its foundations in the work of Carl Linnaeus. These levels are: Kingdom > Phylum/Division > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species >Variety Division and Variety are specific to plants, with Division also used for fungi. The term cultivar, or cultigen, designates an organism that has no known wild ancestor ?created, for example, by cross-breeding. The term cultivar comes from a portmanteau formed of the words cultivated variety. In addition, there are subcategories possible for the top four levels of the taxonomic classification system and for Species as well.
