taxon - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • concept: Two taxon concepts can thus be compared by examining their specimen content.
  • name: The search forms are set up to permit searches for taxon names or specimens.
  • group: Chart summary by taxon group This shows a graphical summary of the number of species recorded for each taxonomic group.
  • list: Taxon lists show number of differences from specimen in parentheses.

Converse of object

  • identify: The results of all these studies will be used to identify the most promising taxa for more detailed future evaluation in longer-term feeding trials.
  • record: A review was made of the validity and identification criteria for all taxa recorded from Indochina, based on herbarium and field work.

Adjective modifier

  • infraspecific: Not all infraspecific taxa are included; no attempt has been made to be complete.
  • endemic: Lake Prespa is rich with 24 endemic taxa, 13 fish species, six of which are endemic.
  • invertebrate: Thirty-six invertebrate taxa found in the Indian Ocean sites overlap with taxa previously known only to live in the Pacific.
  • sensitive: The ratio of disturbance sensitive taxa to insensitive taxa shows no signs of alteration from undisturbed levels.
  • related: However, to save space, notes and lists of related taxa are only included in the English pages.
  • different: The ratios of different taxa within the context classes are given in Figs.

Noun used with modifier

  • zooplankton: The number of zooplankton taxa in the autumn was significantly higher than in other years.
  • cereal: The compositional trends are very marked at Tell Brak with certain cereal taxa dominating the assemblages.
  • plant: The approach has been applied to about 2000 plant taxa in the UK.
  • terminal: A morphological character matrix was compiled for the fifteen terminal taxa.

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