Subfamily Explained

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: Latin: subfamilia, plural Latin: subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zoological subfamily names with "-inae".

Detarioideae is an example of a botanical subfamily. Detarioideae is a subdivision of the family Fabaceae (legumes), containing 84 genera.^[1]

Stevardiinae is an example of a zoological subfamily. Stevardiinae is a large subdivision of the family Characidae, a diverse clade of freshwater fish.^[2]

See also

• International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
• International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
• Rank (botany)
• Rank (zoology)

Notes and References

1. de la Estrella . M. . Forest . F. . Klitgard . B. . Lewis . G. P. . Mackinder . B. A. . de Queiroz . L. P. . Wieringa . J. J. . Bruneau . A. . 2 May 2018 . A new phylogeny-based tribal classification of subfamily Detarioideae, an early branching clade of florally diverse tropical arborescent legumes . Scientific Reports . 8 . 6884. 6884 . 10.1038/s41598-018-24687-3 . 29720687 . 2018NatSR...8.6884D . 256962983 . 5932001 .
2. Thomaz . Andréa T. . Arcila . Dahiana . Ortí . Guillermo . Malabarba . Luiz R. . 2015-07-21 . Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 15 . 1 . 146 . 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . 1471-2148 . 4509481 . 26195030 . free . 2015BMCEE..15..146T .