Editing Template:Taxobox/doc (section)

==== Classification ====
As noted above, the classification section includes some or all of the following:

<syntaxhighlight lang="text" style="overflow:auto">
| regnum  = 
| phylum  = 
| classis = 
| ordo    = 
| familia = 
| genus   = 
| species = 
</syntaxhighlight>

Each entry corresponds to a containing group, except for the last, which should be the group under consideration. Note the entries use the ''Latin'' names for the ranks, to make porting between Wikipedias easier. Thus the above correspond to the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

{{Taxobox
| name               = Red wood ant
| regnum             = [[Animalia]]
| phylum             = [[Arthropoda]]
| classis            = [[Insecta]]
| ordo               = [[Hymenoptera]]
| familia            = [[Formicidae]]
| subfamilia         = [[Formicinae]]
| tribus             = [[Formicini]]
| genus              = ''[[Formica]]''
| species            = '''''F. rufa'''''
| binomial           = ''Formica rufa''
| binomial_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1761
}}

Taxoboxes should include all major ranks above the taxon described in the article, plus minor ranks that are important to understanding the classification of the taxon described in the article, or which are discussed in the article. Other minor ranks should be omitted.

For example, in the taxobox for the genus ''[[Formica]]'', it's appropriate to include entries for tribe and subfamily, since those are an aid to understanding how ''Formica'' relates to other genera in the family [[Formicidae]]. But it wouldn't be appropriate to include the superorder [[Holometabola]], since all genera of ants are in that superorder; it isn't particularly interesting at this level.

Another example is the subfamily [[Bambusoideae]], the bamboos. This subfamily probably should be mentioned in the taxobox of every bamboo species, since it is a major grouping in this context, despite its minor rank.

Minor ranks are included in the same way as major ranks, for example:

<syntaxhighlight lang="text" style="overflow:auto">
| classis    = ...
| subclassis = ...
| superordo  = ...
| ordo       = ...
</syntaxhighlight>

Note that species and subspecies should be given using the abbreviated forms of their name—e.g. ''H. sapiens'', ''H. s. sapiens''.  The epithets should not be given by themselves. The full form of the species or subspecies name is given in the binomial or trinomial section.

See [[#All parameters]] for a complete list.

===== Classification status =====
With the {{para|classification_status}} parameter, it is possible to introduce extra text within parentheses after "Scientific classification". For example, {{para|classification_status|disputed}} will produce "[[Taxonomy (biology)|Scientific classification]] (disputed)". See ''[[Baranophrys]]'' for a current example where this parameter is used. This parameter should only be used when the "Scientific classification" text would be misleading without it.

===== Divisions and sections =====
These ranks have different meanings in zoology and botany. 

In botany:
* Use '''divisio''' for division (a rank above class and below kingdom)
* Use '''sectio''' for section (a rank above species and below genus)

Note: Certain very large genera, e.g. ''Rhododendron'' include subsections

In zoology:
* Use '''zoodivisio''' for division (a rank above family and below order)
* Use '''zoosectio''' for section (a rank above family and below order)

===== Unranked taxa =====
For each major taxon from family to phylum, you can add an unranked entry to the taxobox. The entry {{mono|unranked_X}} appears above rank X, for example {{mono|unranked_superfamilia}} appears above family and superfamily and below order, suborder, infraorder, etc.:

<syntaxhighlight lang="text" style="overflow:auto">
| ordo                  = 
| unranked_superfamilia = 
| familia               = 
</syntaxhighlight>

For animals and non-flowering plants, use unranked taxa sparingly. The need to include unranked taxa generally indicates that you are following [[phylogenetic nomenclature]]. It is usually better to abbreviate the classification to the major ranks and then discuss the classification in more detail in the article.

====== Unranked taxa of flowering plants ======
[[Flowering plant]]s (angiosperms) make frequent use of unranked taxa. The [[APG III system]] of classification used for flowering plants on Wikipedia does not have formally named ranks above order—e.g. divisions, classes, subclasses—but includes several hierarchically nested, informally named and unranked clades. For flowering plants the taxobox should include {{para|unranked_divisio|[[Angiosperms]]}} in place of {{para|divisio}}, {{para|unranked_classis}} in place of {{para|classis}}, and possibly also {{para|unranked_subclassis}} in place of {{para|subclassis}}. Flowering plant taxoboxes may often include three to four informal hierarchical groups above the rank of order, making the use of {{para|unranked_ordo}} necessary, which sorts itself just above {{para|ordo}} where a formally named order is displayed. The unranked parameters only include ranks in their parameter names, such as "unranked '''divisio'''" to allow the editor to place content hierarchically; no approximation of rank is intended by the use of these parameter names. For flowering plant articles using the APG III system of classification, the regular parameters including {{para|divisio}}, {{para|classis}}, and {{para|subclassis}} should not be used or it will display between these unranked APG III clades.

To comply with [[#Classification]] above and its advice on the inclusion of major ranks, the following are considered major ranks in APG III and currently included in the appropriate flowering plant taxoboxes:
{{tree list}}
*[[Angiosperms]]
**[[Magnoliids]]
**[[Monocots]]
***[[Commelinids]]
**[[Eudicots]]
***[[Core eudicots]] (displayed as a major rank when the plant is not included further nested in rosids or asterids)
****[[Rosids]]
****[[Asterids]]
{{tree list/end}}
Note: The rosids contain two clades, the [[fabids]] (also known as [[eurosids I]]) and [[malvids]] (also known as [[eurosids II]]), and the asterids contain two further clades, the [[lamiids]] ([[euasterids I]]) and [[campanulids]] ([[euasterids II]]). These are considered to be minor ranks and are only to be displayed on the articles on orders or families they immediately contain.

A taxobox for a flowering plant will thus generally include the following parameters:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto">
| regnum             = [[Plantae]]
| unranked_divisio   = [[Angiosperms]]
| unranked_classis   =
| unranked_ordo      =
| ordo               = 
</syntaxhighlight>