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Study of biological diversity and relationships among organisms.
SYSTEMATICS
2 SYSTEMATICS
TAXONOMY
Phylogenetics
The science of describing, naming and classifying species.
TAXONOMY
The study of evolutionary relationship among species.
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy parts
Identification
Description
Nomenclature
Classification
History of Animals
Historia Animalium
is considered as one of the formally trained taxonomists. father of taxonomy
Aristotle (384–322 BC)
(Scala Naturae)
“ladder of nature”
on May 23, 1707, in Sweden, Linnaeus is now widely known as the father of modern taxonomy.
Carl Linnaeus
set of organisms
taxon
TAXON
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
The largest/highest level.
Bacteria, Archea, & Eukarya
Domain
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, & Archea Bacteria
Kingdom
Chordata, Arthropoda, Molussca, Annelida, etc
phylum
Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Insecta, etc..
Class
Carnivora, Primates, Artiodactyla, Cetacea, Rodentia, etc..
Order
Canidae – Family of Wolves and Dogs.
Felidae – Family of Cats
Hominidae – Family of Apes
Passeriformes – Family of Perching Bird
Family
Homo – Human
Panthera – Big Cat
Canis – Dogs
Felis – Cats
Rosa - Rose
Genus
Species
Sapiens – Human
Catus – Domestic cat
Leo - Lion
The subfield of taxonomy that deals with the proper naming of organisms refers to
nomenclature.
system uses two names to refer to a species. Each species has its own unique binomial name.
Binomial Nomenclature
is a set of rules that are followed in properly naming organisms.
Nomenclature
taxonomy descriptions
morphology, behavior, and genetic data.
Evidence
Morphological
Developmental
Genetic
Physiological