Carolus Linnaeus developed his system of classification by: using a three-name system to identify different forms grouping together organisms with similar anatomical structures following the prevailing notions of a Great Chain of Being adopting the linear ranking of organisms
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This system is known as the binomial nomenclature, which uses two names (genus and species) to identify organisms. The Great Chain of Being and linear ranking of organisms are not the primary methods used by Linnaeus for classification. Show more…
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