KOMPAS.com – The lowest taxon that places orangutans and humans in the same position is the hominidae family. But do you know what is meant by a family in a taxon? Here is the explanation!
Definition of family in taxonomy
Reporting from Biology Online, the term family was coined by a French botanist named Pierre Magnol in 1689.
Family is the taxonomic level below the order and above the genera.
Reporting from the Encyclopedia Britannica, family members in taxonomy have closer kinship with each other than other members in the same order.
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This kinship relationship is usually due to the evolution of family members from relatively common ancestors. Thus, they have relatively the same characteristics as well.
Reporting from Biology LibreTexts, a family or family consists of one or more related genera that are similar to each other than other genera.
Examples of families in taxonomy
Family taxonomy levels exist in all living kingdoms, both in plants, animals, or fungi. Here is an example of a family in a taxonomy!
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Felidae is a family consisting of cats, lynx, caracals, leopards, cougars, jaguars, tigers, lions, cheetahs and tigers. Canidae is a family consisting of dogs, coyotes, foxes and wolves. Mustelidae is a family that includes badgers, badgers and otters. Otariidae is an animal family that includes eared seals and sea lions. Apiaceae is a plant family that includes celery, carrots and parsley. Poaceae is a plant family consisting of grass, bamboo, rice, corn, sugar cane, wheat and sorghum. Get selected news updates and breaking news every day from Kompas.com. Let’s join the Telegram group “Kompas.com News Update”, how to click the link https://t.me/kompascomupdate, then join. You must first install the Telegram application on your cellphone.
2023-08-28 06:00:00
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