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Do we really need to classify it down to 8 taxonomic levels? At the last few levels I bet it tends to get really arbitrary. Or, we could have a variable-depth t
by makmanalp 13y ago
Do we really need to classify it down to 8 taxonomic levels? At the last few levels I bet it tends to get really arbitrary. Or, we could have a variable-depth tree. Make it more specific only when you need to.
- quasque 13y agoIt is variable depth - the main ranks also have ranks between them, with some denoted by super- and sub- prefixes to the major categories, and others of unnamed rank defined only by its position between two adjacent levels. The NCBI's taxonomy browser is good for exploring the various lineages, e.g. here is the data for humans: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&name=Homo+sapiens&lvl=0&srchmode=1&keep=1&unlock http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode...