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Wikipedia: Taxonomic rank

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The English Wikipedia article on taxonomic rank, consulted for the standard fundamental-rank sequence domain, kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, species.

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Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic_rank
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
2
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Wikipedia: Taxonomic rank
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Claims Backed By This Source (411 claims)

This source backs 411 claims across the atlas. As facts: 208 well-attested. Plus 203 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Groups, 336 claims: 168 well-attested, 168 general references.
  • Subcategories, 70 claims: 35 well-attested, 35 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

Well-attested

208

Groups

Acrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth)AmphipodsAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae)Asters And Composites (Asterales)Barnacles (Cirripedia)Bat Families (Chiroptera)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera)Beetles (Coleoptera)Bird Of Prey Families (Raptors)Birds Of Prey (Raptors)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp)Buttercups And Relatives (Ranunculales)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera)Cabbages And Mustards (Brassicales)Caecilians (Gymnophiona)Canid GeneraCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Carnivoran Families (Cats, Dogs, Bears, Mustelids)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes)Catfish (Siluriformes)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish)Cetacean Families (Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises)Cetacean GeneraChameleonsChitons (Polyplacophora)Cichlids, Anemonefish And DamselfishCitrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales)Clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea)Coffees, Dogbanes And Milkweeds (Gentianales)CopepodsCrabsCrocodiliansCuckoo FamiliesCuckoosCup Fungi And MorelsCycads (Cycadales)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata)Eels (Anguilliformes)Elephant And Relative FamiliesEupleridae (Malagasy Carnivoran) GeneraEven And Odd-Toed Ungulate GeneraEven-Toed Ungulate Families (Artiodactyla)Extinct And Fossil AmphibiansExtinct Reptiles And DinosaursFelid GeneraFlatfish (Pleuronectiformes)

Showing 1 to 50 of 204 entities carrying this claim.

General References

203

Groups

Fleas And LiceFlies (Diptera)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs)GeckosGilled Mushrooms (Agarics)Ginkgo (Ginkgoales)Gnetophytes (Gnetales)Grasses And Sedges (Poales)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera)Gull, Tern And Auk FamiliesGulls, Terns And AuksHarvestmen (Opiliones)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales)Heron, Egret And Ally FamiliesHerons, Egrets And AlliesHerpestid (Mongoose) GeneraHerrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes)HornwortsHorsetails (Equisetum)Hyaenid GeneraInsectivore And Shrew FamiliesIsopods (Woodlice)Kingfisher And Ally FamiliesKingfishers And AlliesLacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin)Leafy LiverwortsLegumes (Fabales)LichensLilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales)Lizards (Lacertilia)Lobsters And CrayfishMallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales)Mantises (Mantodea)Marsupial FamiliesMints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)Monitor LizardsMustelid GeneraMyrtles And Eucalypts (Myrtales)Odd-Toed Ungulate Families (Perissodactyla)Other ArachnidsOther Bird FamiliesOther BirdsOther Bony FishOther CrustaceansOther Fern AlliesOther Flowering Plant OrdersOther Frogs And Toads (Anura)Other FungiOther GymnospermsOther Insects

Showing 51 to 100 of 203 entities carrying this claim.

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