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subfamily
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In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, positioned below family and above genera. It is used to classify groups of related genera within a family, helping organize the diversity of life more precisely.
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Vinony's link graph records 15,089 inbound references to subfamily, and connects out to taxonomic rank, genus and taxonomy.
Vinony files it under Bacterial nomenclature, Botanical nomenclature and Plant taxonomy.
Vinony links it to 50 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Category:Subfamilies
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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6 sectionsContents
- Botanical subfamilies
- Zoological subfamilies
- Nomenclature and classification rules
- Summary of nomenclature suffixes
- See also
- References
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, positioned below family and above genera. It is used to classify groups of related genera within a family, helping organize the diversity of life more precisely.
Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with the suffix "-oideae", whereas zoological subfamily names end with "-inae". These suffixes help clearly identify the taxonomic rank in scientific literature and classification systems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “subfamily” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.