taxonomy
Let an agent explain taxonomy as biological classification, relay principles, codes, ranks and approaches with attribution, describe group-specific taxonomies and databases, and distinguish biological taxonomy from classification schemes in other fields.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What taxonomy is.
Definition
Definition and ranks.
Definition
Definition.
- What is biological taxonomy, and what are its ranks and principles? definition
- Is the question about biological taxonomy or a classification scheme in another field? boundary
Approaches
Approaches.
Approaches
Approaches.
- How do Linnaean, evolutionary and cladistic approaches differ, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific approach? action
Practice Naming and codes.
Codes
Nomenclature codes.
Codes
Codes.
- How do the zoological, botanical and prokaryotic codes govern names, types and priority? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Describing
Describing species.
Describing
Describing.
- How are new species described and published? provenance
- Which entry fits species description? action
Groups Domains and groups.
Domains
Domain systems.
Domains
Domains.
- What are the two-domain and three-domain systems, and what is the debate, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Specific
Group taxonomies.
Specific
Specific.
- How are groups such as diatoms and grasses classified, and where are their taxonomies maintained? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Databases and history.
Databases
Databases.
Databases
Databases.
- What taxonomic databases exist, and how do they handle synonyms and changes? provenance
- Which entry fits the Catalogue of Life? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did taxonomy develop from Aristotle and Linnaeus to molecular phylogenetics? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of taxonomy? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Two-domain system, Taxonomy of diatoms, taxonomy of Poaceae, Romiszowski, tank classification, evolutionary taxonomy, bacterial taxonomy, dinosaur classification, chemotaxonomy, Benton Classification
What it is Filled
The science and practice of classifying organisms into groups based on shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships, naming them under codes of nomenclature and arranging them in hierarchies of species, genera, families and higher ranks, with approaches from Linnaean and evolutionary taxonomy to cladistics and phylogenetic systematics, and schemes such as the two-domain system and group-specific taxonomies of diatoms or grasses; the word is also used for classification schemes in other fields, from tank classification to educational and information taxonomies.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain taxonomy as biological classification, relay principles, codes, ranks and approaches with attribution, describe group-specific taxonomies and databases, and distinguish biological taxonomy from classification schemes in other fields.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Hierarchical ranks
- Nomenclature codes
- Evolutionary basis
- Ongoing revision
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Publish new names or combinations as valid without meeting the code's requirements.
- Present a disputed classification as settled.
- Use taxonomy to rank human groups as biologically separate.
Only with a human decision
- Describing a new species or making a formal taxonomic act.
May
- Classify organisms under the relevant code of nomenclature and cite the authority.
- Report accepted names, synonyms and changes with dates and sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Names decide which species get legal protection; errors can strip it.
- Classification has been misused to justify racism.
Who is affected
- Conservation bodies
- Researchers
- Species at risk
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; nomenclature commissions and the scientific community maintain the codes.
Master systems
- Taxonomic name databases
- Codes of zoological, botanical and bacterial nomenclature
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q27214933 - registry parent class
related
- typology - in registry terms
- systematics - the broader science
- nomenclature code - such as the ICN and ICZN
- taxonomic database - such as the Catalogue of Life
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.taxonomy
- Wikidata: Q8269924 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8269924)
- ICZN: zoological code
- ICN: botanical code
- ICNP: prokaryotic code
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- described species: about 2 million count - estimates
- main ranks: 8 count - domain to species
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Classification and naming of organisms
- Linnaean ranks, cladistics, codes of nomenclature, domain systems
- Systematics includes phylogeny; identification keys apply taxonomy; taxonomies in other fields are analogies
- Not a visible object; hierarchical trees and named groups.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain principles and ranks
- relay codes and approaches
- describe databases
- distinguish other uses of the word
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unstable names and synonyms
- Confusing taxonomy with other classification schemes
- Presenting contested classifications as settled
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- International codes of nomenclature
- Type specimen and publication requirements
- Database standards such as Darwin Core
Context of use required Filled
- Classifying and naming organisms.
- Linnaean taxonomy
- evolutionary taxonomy
- cladistics and phylogenetic nomenclature
- domain systems: two-domain and three-domain
- group-specific taxonomies such as of diatoms and Poaceae
- taxonomies in other fields such as educational objectives and tank classification, as analogies
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8269924: taxonomy - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Taxonomy (biology) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each code and approach be a separate entry?
- How should taxonomic databases be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming group taxonomies and non-biological schemes; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8269924/spec.json