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Taxon vs Subspecies - What's the difference?

taxon | subspecies |

As nouns the difference between taxon and subspecies

is that taxon is (taxonomy) any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies while subspecies is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below species.

taxon

English

Noun

(wikipedia taxon) (taxa)
  • (taxonomy) Any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies
    • For a full list of taxa, see under taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * morphotaxon * supertaxon, supertaxa * subtaxon, subtaxa * taxonic * taxonically * taxonicity

    subspecies

    English

    Noun

    (subspecies)
  • (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
  • (biology, taxonomy) A taxon at that rank
    • In zoology and bacteriology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.

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