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The term 'taxon' is used for(a) The ranks of species and genus(b) The ranks up to phylum(c) The species epithet only(d) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
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According to Mayr 1964, a taxon is a taxonomic group of any rank that is sufficiently distinct to be worthy of being assigned to a definite category. Show more…
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