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Taxonomy and Nomenclature Kingdom:
Animalia Rank: Family Vernacular name(s): ants [English] fourmis [French] Taxonomic Status: Current Standing: valid Data Quality Indicators: Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met Global Species Completeness: complete Currency Rating: Latest Record Review 2006 |
Taxonomic Hierarchy Get the following data in XML format - up to the kingdom Get the following data in XML format Kingdom Animalia-- animals Phylum Arthropoda-- arthropods Subphylum Hexapoda-- hexapods Class Insecta-- insects Subclass Pterygota-- winged insects Infraclass Neoptera-- modern, wing-folding insects Order Hymenoptera-- ants, bees Suborder Apocrita-- ants, bees Infraorder Aculeata Superfamily Vespoidea-- vespoid wasps Family Formicidae-- ants - contains 15,160 valid taxa ( 15,160 verified - standards met) - 345,458 Biological records for 4,163 Subordinate taxa |
| - down one level Get the following data in XML format Subfamily Aenictinae Subfamily Aenictogitoninae Subfamily Aneuretinae Subfamily Apomyrminae Subfamily Armaniinae Genus Calyptites Subfamily Cerapachyinae Subfamily Dolichoderinae Subfamily Dorylinae Subfamily Ecitoninae Subfamily Formiciinae Subfamily Formicinae Subfamily Leptanillinae Subfamily Leptanilloidinae Subfamily Myrmeciinae Subfamily Myrmicinae Subfamily Nothomyrmeciinae Subfamily Paleosminthurinae Subfamily Ponerinae Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae Subfamily Sphecomyrminae |
References Expert(s):Deans et al. (July 2006): Consensus on Hymenoptera classification to family by: Andrew Austin, Denis Brothers, Matt Buffington, Andrew Deans, Gary Gibson, John Jennings, Norm Johnson, Johan Liljeblad, Michael Ohl, Lawrence Packer, Fredrik Ronquist, and Robert Wharton
Other sources: Source: ITIS*ca website (version 2002); for vernacular name: fourmis [French] Source: Hymenoptera Name Server website (version 0.021); (http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu:8880/hymenoptera/nomenclator.home_page) Source: NODC Taxonomic Code database (version 8.0) |
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Generated on: 21-November -2009 || Data as of 30-January -2009
