parsing taxonomic rank

[Barry M. OConnor]

>Chris Thompson wrote:
...one CAN NOT write a parsing algorithm for zoological names.
>
At 9:24 AM -0700 6/25/01, Doug Yanega wrote:
>One of the most egregious examples is the family Aphelinidae, versus
>the *genus* Aphelinoidea (which is in the family Trichogrammatidae!).
>Talk about confusing...
>Does that mean that one could never create a superfamily Aphelinoidea?
>
Names in the species, genus & family groups are independent, so one could
elevate Aphelinidae to superfamily rank with no problem.  Similarly, names
covered by the botanical and microbiological codes can also be redundant
with zoological names. - Barry

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