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Cory's position in the Taxonomy Tree

Posted: 11 Feb 2003, 08:14
by Marshel
My understanding of Corydoras?s taxonomy. Please comment on it.

Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Osteichthyes
Subclass: Actinopterygii
???:Euteleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Genus: Corydoras

Posted: 11 Feb 2003, 08:20
by Silurus
The family should be Callichthyidae, and ??? should read Infradivision.

Posted: 13 Feb 2003, 10:29
by Marshel
I know that there are some debate on the taxonomy tree. Any other position suggestion???

Posted: 13 Feb 2003, 10:57
by Silurus
The debate does not exist above the species level, and taxonomy (the names of organisms) is no longer a very debatable topic, as almost all of the debate lies in systematics (the phylogenetic relationships of organisms).
What you have there has not been (and will not) a subject of debate.

Posted: 13 Feb 2003, 12:13
by Marshel
Oh... Thank you.

I don't have much biography knowledge.