Microtaxonomy Flashcards
Classification at the SPECIES level
microtaxonomy
taxis means? nomos means?
order; law
the demarcation of species
microtaxonomy
the classification of species
macrotaxonomy
recognition and description of species & first classification
𝛼-taxonomy
classification of species in hierarchical system
beta-taxonomy
understanding the evolutionary factor
Ɣ-taxonomy/ gamma taxonomy
- concerned with the description and designation of species
- basis of morphological characters
Alpha Taxonomy (Descriptive Taxonomy)
Alpha Taxonomy (Descriptive Taxonomy) started with the works of ____
Tournefort
de Jussieu
Linnaeus
- arrangement of species into a hierarchical system of higher categories or taxa
- developed in the 20th century
Beta Taxonomy (Macrotaxonomy)
- Aspect of taxonomy concerned with intraspecific population and with phylogenetic trends
- Attempts are made to account for the origin and development of species.
Gamma Taxonomy
includes all taxa of extinct plant groups.
paleobotany
It is an ultimate perfect system, based upon all available characters
Omega taxonomy
There are three main aims of taxonomy:
- Identification
- Nomenclature
- Classification.
Two main approaches of taxonomy
- empirical approach
- interpretive approach