Family (biology) 56276 225917484 2008-07-16T00:29:01Z GargoyleBot 6678853 Remove per [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2008_July_4#Template:Redirectstohere|TfD]]. {{Biological classification}} <!-- if display of this association is not desired, do not delete, but just uncomment the hide parameter of the template --> In [[biological classification]], '''family''' ([[Latin]]: ''familia'', plural ''familiae'') is a [[taxonomic rank]]. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the [[Nomenclature Codes|Nomenclature Code]] which applies. :''Example'': "Walnuts and Hickories belong to the Walnut family" is a brief way of saying: the Walnuts (genus ''[[Juglans]]'') and the Hickories (genus ''[[Hickory|Carya]]'') belong to the Walnut family (family [[Juglandaceae]]). ==History of the concept== Family, as a rank intermediate between [[Order (biology)|order]] and [[genus]], is a relatively recent invention. The term ''familial'' was coined by French botanist [[Pierre Magnol]] in his ''Prodromus historiae generalis plantarum, in quo familiae plantarum per tabulas disponuntur'' (1689) where he called families (''familiae'') the seventy-six groups of plants he recognised in his tables. The concept of rank at that time was still ''in statu nascendi,'' and in the preface to the ''Prodromus'' Magnol spoke of uniting his families into larger ''genera,'' which is far from how the term is used today. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, the term has been consistently used in its modern sense. Its usage and characteristic ending of the names belonging to this category are defined in the ''Codes'' of [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature|botanical]] and [[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature|zoological]] nomenclature. Almost all families are named for a type genus, and are formed by adding the ending ''-idae'' (animals) or ''-aceae'' (plants) to the stem of the genus name. Exceptions are: *[[Caprifoliaceae]], [[Aquifoliaceae]], and [[Fabaceae]], named for their type species ''Lonicera caprifolium'', ''Ilex aquifolia'', and ''Vicia faba''. *[[Theaceae]], named for ''Thea'', a synonym of ''Camellia''. *Eight families of plants with alternate names. Fabaceae is also called Leguminosae, [[Poaceae]] Gramineae, etc. *[[Elapidae]]. The type genus is ''Homoroselaps'', which was originally named ''Elaps'' but was temporarily moved to a different family and the name changed as a result. ==See also== * [[Systematics]] - the study of the diversity of [[life]] * [[Cladistics]] - the classification of organisms by their order of branching in an evolutionary tree * [[List of families]] - list of family names in the [[taxonomy]] of [[biology]] * [[Phylogenetics]] - the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms * [[Taxonomy]] * ''Compare'' [[Family]] * [[Virus classification]] *[[protein family]] *[[gene family]] {{Taxonomic ranks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:rank13}} [[Category:Scientific classification]] [[Category:Zoological nomenclature]] [[Category:Botanical nomenclature]] [[als:Familie (Biologie)]] [[ar:فصيلة (تصنيف)]] [[an:Familia (biolochía)]] [[bs:Porodica (biologija)]] [[br:Kerentiad]] [[ca:Família (biologia)]] [[cs:Čeleď (biologie)]] [[cy:Teulu (bioleg)]] [[da:Familie (biologi)]] [[de:Familie (Biologie)]] [[et:Sugukond (bioloogia)]] [[el:Οικογένεια (βιολογία)]] [[es:Familia (biología)]] [[eo:Familio (biologio)]] [[eu:Familia (biologia)]] [[fr:Famille (biologie)]] [[fy:Famylje]] [[gl:Familia (bioloxía)]] [[ko:과 (생물학)]] [[hr:Porodica (taksonomija)]] [[id:Familia]] [[is:Ætt (flokkunarfræði)]] [[it:Famiglia (tassonomia)]] [[he:משפחה (טקסונומיה)]] [[jv:Familia]] [[pam:Familia (biolohia)]] [[ka:ოჯახი (ბიოლოგია)]] [[la:Familia (Taxon)]] [[lb:Famill (Biologie)]] [[lt:Šeima]] [[hu:Család (rendszertan)]] [[mt:Familja]] [[ms:Famili (biologi)]] [[nl:Familie (biologie)]] [[ja:科 (分類学)]] [[no:Familie (biologi)]] [[nn:Biologisk familie]] [[oc:Familha (biologia)]] [[nds:Familie (Biologie)]] [[pl:Rodzina (biologia)]] [[pt:Família (biologia)]] [[ro:Familie (biologie)]] [[ru:Семейство]] [[scn:Famigghia (bioluggìa)]] [[simple:Family (biology)]] [[sk:Čeľaď (taxonómia)]] [[sl:Družina (biologija)]] [[sv:Familj (biologi)]] [[tl:Pamilya (biyolohiya)]] [[te:కుటుంబము (జీవశాస్త్రం)]] [[vi:Họ (sinh học)]] [[tr:Familya]] [[uk:Родина (біологія)]] [[vec:Fameja (tasonomìa)]] [[zh:科 (生物)]]