Biology as Poetry: Taxonomy

Bacteriophage Ecology Group

Order

Major taxonomic unit found immediately above the level of family.

Domain > Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species, where ">" implies larger than in terms of what species are contained within a given taxonomic category. Taxonomic category mnemonics can be found here.

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