taxon

C838 concept

A taxon is a group of one or more organisms classified together as a unit in a biological taxonomy based on shared characteristics.

Observed surface forms (34)

taxonomic family ×24
taxonomic group ×15
taxonomic order ×10
phylum ×9
mammal family ×7
subspecies ×7
ascomycete ×5
marsupial ×5
subphylum ×5
taxonomic subfamily ×4

biological class ×2
fungal genus ×2
model organism ×2
animal phylum ×1
beetle family ×1
clade of mammals ×1
dinosaur genus ×1
domain of life ×1
extinct animal subspecies ×1
extinct taxon ×1
fossil taxon ×1
fungal class ×1
fungal phylum ×1
genus of tortoises ×1
insect family ×1
mammalian family ×1
marsupial order ×1
monotypic genus ×1
paraphyletic group ×1
reptile family ×1
reptile taxon ×1
rhinoceros subspecies ×1
subspecies of cougar ×1
superphylum ×1

Instances (372)