The Difference Between Classification & Taxonomy and Why It Matters

taxonomy  Taxonomy and the tree of life Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, developed a Online Taxonomy Databases · Algaebase · Common Names for Plants · Fungal Databases · GRIN Taxonomy for Plants · Index to American Botanical

The principle of order is supplied by phylogeny Species splitting successively through time produce a phylogenetic tree The primary goal of taxonomy since Online Taxonomy Databases · Algaebase · Common Names for Plants · Fungal Databases · GRIN Taxonomy for Plants · Index to American Botanical

A classification is a hypothesis concerning how organisms or taxa are related Taxonomy is the discipline that tells us how to sort organisms into taxa and taxa taxonomy, are an important link to other sciences thus making taxonomy a highly integrative field of science For laypeople, of course, this only plays a