Taxonomic Hierarchy

Taxonomic hierarchy was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus. It is the arrangement of various taxonomic levels in descending order starting from kingdom up to species.

Kingdom is the highest level or rank of the classification. Example: Plantae

Rank Ending Example
Kingdom - Plantae
Phylum = Division -phyta Magnoliophyta
Subphylum = Sub division -phytina Magnoliophytina
Class -opsida Asteropsida
Sub class -idea Asteridea
Order -ales Asterales
Suborder -ineae Asterineae
Family -aceae Asteraceae
Sub family -oideae Asteroideae
Tribe - eae Heliantheae
Genus - Helianthus
Sub genus - Helianthus
subg. - Helianthus
Series - Helianthus
Species - Helianthus annuus

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