What is the Taxon?
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Taxon
Each unit of classification, in fact, represents a rank and is
commonly termed as taxon (Pl. taxa). The term Taxon was first
introduced by ICBN during 1956.
According to Mayr (1964), taxon is a group of any rank that is
sufficiently distinct to be worthy of being assigned a definite
category. In simple words, taxon refers to a group of similar,
genetically related individuals having certain characters distinct
from those of other groups.