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Enum: TaxonomicRank

Standard taxonomic ranks used in biological classification

URI: valuesets:TaxonomicRank

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
DOMAIN TAXRANK:0000037 Domain (highest rank)
KINGDOM TAXRANK:0000017 Kingdom
PHYLUM TAXRANK:0000001 Phylum (animals, plants, fungi) or Division (plants)
CLASS TAXRANK:0000002 Class
ORDER TAXRANK:0000003 Order
FAMILY TAXRANK:0000004 Family
GENUS TAXRANK:0000005 Genus
SPECIES TAXRANK:0000006 Species
SUBSPECIES TAXRANK:0000023 Subspecies
STRAIN TAXRANK:0001001 Strain (especially for microorganisms)
VARIETY TAXRANK:0000016 Variety (mainly plants)
FORM TAXRANK:0000026 Form (mainly plants)
CULTIVAR TAXRANK:0000034 Cultivar (cultivated variety)

Slots

Name Description
taxonomic_rank Standard taxonomic ranks used in biological classification

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: TaxonomicRank
description: Standard taxonomic ranks used in biological classification
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  DOMAIN:
    text: DOMAIN
    description: Domain (highest rank)
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000037
  KINGDOM:
    text: KINGDOM
    description: Kingdom
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000017
  PHYLUM:
    text: PHYLUM
    description: Phylum (animals, plants, fungi) or Division (plants)
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000001
  CLASS:
    text: CLASS
    description: Class
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000002
  ORDER:
    text: ORDER
    description: Order
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000003
  FAMILY:
    text: FAMILY
    description: Family
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000004
  GENUS:
    text: GENUS
    description: Genus
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000005
  SPECIES:
    text: SPECIES
    description: Species
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000006
  SUBSPECIES:
    text: SUBSPECIES
    description: Subspecies
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000023
  STRAIN:
    text: STRAIN
    description: Strain (especially for microorganisms)
    meaning: TAXRANK:0001001
  VARIETY:
    text: VARIETY
    description: Variety (mainly plants)
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000016
    title: varietas
  FORM:
    text: FORM
    description: Form (mainly plants)
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000026
    title: forma
  CULTIVAR:
    text: CULTIVAR
    description: Cultivar (cultivated variety)
    meaning: TAXRANK:0000034