AN OVERVIEW Praenedby Vheejay B. Tampol, RND, MD. Deparment of Bochetry- School of Medina Erie Agno Clege- Manaaes NS Ss ROU eva) a PCa CU eee Le LINNAEAN HIERARCHY A system in which the names associated with the nested levels in the classification denote rank Same result is achieved through a system of indentation, the degree of indentation denoting rank in the hierarchy Indentation requires a visual presentation in order to understand rank In this system, one need only remember the rank order of the names used to define the hierarchy Uses a limited number of levels (ranks) reflecting nesting of groups within groups Sides Prepared by: Vhetjay B.Tampol AND, MD PONENSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es LINNAEAN HIERARCHY The 10 ed. of Systema Naturae (1758) included this systematic hierarchy: KINGDOM CLASS ORDER ‘GENUS SPECIES VARIETY ‘Skis Prepared By: Vheejy 8. Tampol, RND, MDNSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es LINNAEAN HIERARCHY Universally Agreed-on-Rule: No taxon should contain subordinate taxa of an equal or higher rank Often bent to accommodate asymmetrical, pectinate groups above the level of families Example: Class Aves is sister group to a clade of saurischian dinosaurs, which presents a problem if one wants to recognize Dinosauria as an Order Sides Prepared by:Vhecjay .Tampol AND, MDNSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es LINNAEAN HIERARCHY Later authors incorporated more categories above & below the level of order: KINGDOM CLASS GENUS SPECIES VARIETY Sides Prepared by: Vhetjay .Tompol AND, MD Te eaeMODERN LINNAEAN HIERARCHY Kingdom Phylum Class ‘Subclass Order Suborder Superfamily (primarily in zoology) Family ‘Subfamily Tribe Subtribe Genus Species Sides Prepared by: Vhetjay .Tampol AND, MDNSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es MODERN LINNAEAN HIERARCHY BOTANY adds the: Subgeneric ranks of Section & Series Subspecific ranks of Variety & Form ZOOLOGY recognizes the: Trinomial designations for subspecies following the rules for species-group names But not the Infra-Subspecific Names seen in Botany Sides Prepared by: Vhetjay .Tampol AND, MD Te CeaNSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es MODERN LINNAEAN HIERARCHY To facilitate the determination of rank of the family-group level (names from superfamily to subtribe), the names bear unique suffixes in zoological & botanical nomenclature 4) 1349/1948, sablanily Tibe SabieNSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es POMC ArT) Hominids Primates Mammals Chordates AnimalsNSS RUA cme PL ey Ca eee Lena es REFERENCE Schuh, R.T. & Brower, A.V.Z. (2009). . 2° edition. USA: Cornell University Press ‘Sides Prepared By: Vheejay B. Tampol, RND, MD Te var