alpha taxonomy

alpha taxonomy
The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming living things.

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  • Alpha taxonomy — There are seven major levels of taxonomic groupings in traditional Linnaean taxonomy: Kingdom, Phylum or Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species (each of which may have several super or subgroupings). Alpha taxonomy, however, focuses… …   Wikipedia

  • alpha taxonomy — That level of taxonomy involved with the characterization and naming of species; see beta taxonomy …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • alpha-taxonomy —   Descriptive taxonomy, based exclusively on morphological parameters …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • Taxonomy — is the practice and science of classification. The word comes from the Greek Polytonic|τάξις , taxis (meaning order , arrangement ) and Polytonic|νόμος , nomos ( law or science ). Taxonomies, or taxonomic schemes, are composed of taxonomic units… …   Wikipedia

  • taxonomy — noun a) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. b) The classification in a hierarchical system. Syn: alpha taxonomy …   Wiktionary

  • Alpha diversity — (α diversity) is the biodiversity within a particular area, community or ecosystem, and is usually expressed as the species richness of the area.[1] This can be measured by counting the number of taxa (distinct groups of organisms) within the… …   Wikipedia

  • gamma taxonomy — Taxonomy that uses all available biological information ranging from intraspecific population studies to the study of speciation, evolutionary rates and trends; systematics; see alpha taxonomy, beta taxonomy …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • beta taxonomy — A level of taxonomy involving the arrangment of species into a natural system of lower and higher taxa; see alpha taxonomy, gamma taxonomy …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Spider taxonomy — is the alpha taxonomy of the spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida with about 40,000 described species. However there are likely many species that have escaped the human eye to this day, and many specimens stored… …   Wikipedia

  • Euscorpius alpha — Euscorpius alpha …   Википедия

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