Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.
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The different taxonomical categories are-species, genus,
family, order, class, phyla/division and kingdom. Some
examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels are
(i) Mangifera indica is a taxon and species is its category.
(ii) The taxon of all the bacteria is Monera and the
category is kingdom.
(iii) The taxon of fishes is Pisces and the category is class.