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hypotaxy > monohypotaxy

Preferred term

monohypotaxy  

Definition

  • Mode of hypotaxy of a taxon that includes only one immediately subordinate taxon. In a phylogenetic taxonomic frame, the two successive ranks are clearly redundant, as they do not provide distinct taxonomic information, but they may be useful for mere nomenclatural reasons. (Dubois & Raffaëlli 2008)

Broader concept

Note

  • Etymology: G: μόνος (monos), single, unique - ύπό (hypo), below - τάξις (taxis), order, arrangement.

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  • Code: No term

Identifier

  • 1952

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-ZZ8BJ6Z9-2

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