In biology, a taxon (back-formation from taxonomy; pl.: taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to... 11 KB (1,206 words) - 19:05, 11 April 2024 |
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does... 8 KB (944 words) - 09:03, 18 April 2024 |
In paleontology, an Elvis taxon (plural Elvis taxa) is a taxon that has been misidentified as having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of... 5 KB (537 words) - 13:34, 6 June 2023 |
Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the... 10 KB (1,210 words) - 18:55, 14 April 2024 |
Taxon is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering plant taxonomy. It is published by Wiley on behalf of the International Association for... 5 KB (313 words) - 07:05, 12 October 2023 |
Sister group (redirect from Sister taxon) In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary... 6 KB (490 words) - 22:07, 29 March 2024 |
Taxonomy (biology) (redirect from Taxon authority) based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are given a taxonomic rank; groups of a given rank can... 69 KB (6,804 words) - 03:00, 15 April 2024 |
Incertae sedis (redirect from Enigmatic taxon) analysis is conducted that does not include a certain taxon, the authors might choose to label the taxon incertae sedis instead of guessing its placement.... 14 KB (1,450 words) - 22:27, 20 February 2024 |