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Superfamily vs Taxon - What's the difference?

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In context|taxonomy|lang=en terms the difference between superfamily and taxon

is that superfamily is (taxonomy) a taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions) while taxon is (taxonomy) any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies.

As nouns the difference between superfamily and taxon

is that superfamily is (taxonomy) a taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions) while taxon is (taxonomy) any of the taxonomic categories such as phylum or subspecies.

superfamily

English

Noun

(superfamilies)
  • (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
  • (lb) A large group of related proteins or other molecules.

    • 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