The first division of living things in the classification system is to put them into one of five kingdoms. The five kingdoms are: The binomial system is important because it allows scientists to ...

Taxonomy is the science that attempts to categorise the many millions of species on Earth. Find out how to define taxonomy, what taxonomists do and why classifying life is so important. The definition ...

The classification of species allows the subdivision of living organisms into smaller and more specialised groups. The binomial system is important because it allows scientists to accurately identify ...

The relevance of taxonomy in our genomic era is greater than ever. Correct naming is crucial for developing new foods and medicines, and for understanding our changing environment. Amazingly, we do ...

One of the most basic human urges is to sort things into categories, look for patterns and apply labels. "Oh, blessed rage to order," the poet Wallace Stevens called it. Since ancient times, ...

The typification of eleven Linnaean names of taxa belonging to the current circumscription of Liliaceae is discussed. Lectotypes are designated from the Linnaean herbarium at LINN (Lilium bulbiferum, ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Tree species and their names are a product of a two-part plant naming system ...

For two years in the late 1970s I followed in the footsteps of Carl Linnaeus: I toiled in the field of taxonomy. The small corner of nature's jigsaw puzzle that I tackled was a group of marine sponges ...

One of the most basic human urges is to sort things into categories, look for patterns and apply labels. "Oh, blessed rage to order," the poet Wallace Stevens called it. Since ancient times, ...