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 |