Taxonomy

Eumetazoa is a major division of the animal kingdom comprising all multicellular forms except the sponges. It is a large group including most of the…

There are several ways of grouping animals. In all these methods the basic Taxon remains without any change. However the taxa are rearranged in different…

Nomenclature is the formal naming system for living things that all scientists use. It gives every species a two-part scientific name. This system is now…

Nomenclature forms the basis by which scientists can name and cross refer to organisms. It is an integral part of taxonomy. In fact, modem taxonomy…

Phenetic method or Numerical taxonomy involves clustering or grouping of individuals of a taxon or several taxa. Based on overall similarity, identifications are being made.…

Initially the Species was considered as a group of organisms showing similar or specific characters. The Species is considered as the most important taxon. A…

While grouping or arranging the organisms, a biologist faces three scientific ideas, namely taxonomy, systematics and classification. These disciplines though appear similar have slight deviations…

In the world there are numerous plants and animals of diverse nature. It is not possible for anyone to know about each of them separately.…