Template:Principal rank/doc

Purpose

This template is one of a number of configuration templates in the automated taxobox system. It is used by Module:Autotaxobox|taxoboxList.

It tests whether its parameter, a Latinized rank, is a 'principal' Linnaean rank or not, returning 'yes' or 'no'. Editing this template will change which ranks are treated as principal, and therefore always displayed in an automated taxobox.

Ranks currently treated as principal are: realm (used for viruses), regnum, phylum, divisio, classis, ordo, familia, genus and species, plus ichno- and oo- versions of these.

Usage

• {{Principal rank|classis}} → yes
• {{Principal rank|subclassis}} → no

See also

Other configuration templates are:

• {{Anglicise rank}} – converts the Latin form that is used in taxonomy templates to the English equivalent
• {{Is italic taxon}} – defines which ranks cause taxon names to be italicized
• {{Taxobox colour}} – defines which taxa set the taxobox colour and what those colours are