Sequence of Taxonomic Categories in Fungi
Sequence of Taxonomic Categories in Fungi
A sequence of taxonomic categories employed in the classification of microorganism is given below:
Sr.No |
Rank |
Name Ending |
Description |
1 |
Strain |
– |
It is population of organism that descends from a single organism or pure culture isolate. |
2 |
Species |
– |
Collection of strains having similar Characteristics |
3 |
Genus |
– |
A group or collection of similar or closely related species. |
4 |
Family |
-aceae |
A group or collection of similar genera |
5 |
Order |
-ales |
A group of similar families |
6 |
Class |
-ces |
A group of similar orders |
7 |
Division |
– |
A group of similar classes |
8 |
Kingdom |
– |
A group of similar divisions |