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Meaning of "subfamilies"

Subfamily is a taxonomic category that ranks below family and is used in the classification of organisms. It is used to group related genera within a family
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Three subfamilies within this family are recognized.
The family is divided into eight subfamilies.
Three of these subfamilies were later updated to family level.
These genera are categorized into three subfamilies.
Subfamilies exhibit different feeding strategies.
Even the relationships between subfamilies are unclear.
The subfamilies also differ in behavior.
For instance a number of families were reduced to subfamilies.
Biology of most subfamilies and species is poorly known.
Zygophyllaceae are divided into five subfamilies.
No subfamilies are included in this family.
The family is divided into several subfamilies.
There are two subfamilies of this domain.
Hebrids are divided between two recognized subfamilies.
Two subfamilies of RTKs are specific to the vascular endothelium.

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There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.
The subfamilies were essentially equidistant on the phylogenetic tree.
Tyrannosauridae is uncontroversially divided into two subfamilies.
A family can have as many subfamilies as required.
Raphiophoridae currently includes two officially recognized subfamilies.
The group contains four subfamilies comprising thirteen genera.
The group is divided into two subfamilies.
Four subfamilies are currently recognized.
The orchid family has five subfamilies.
Whether the two subfamilies are reciprocally monophyletic is an open question.
The family is split into two subfamilies.
Banarescu lists four subfamilies with ten genera in total.
Similar tribes may be grouped together in subfamilies.
Four subfamilies are currently recognised.
This superfamily has one family and no subfamilies.
Two subfamilies are traditionally recognized.
The three former families may be treated as subfamilies.
There are known to be about seven subfamilies in the CesA superfamily.
Bengel divided manuscripts into families and subfamilies.
The distribution of CLsat subfamilies among the species was studied.
The cassette is duplicated in several subfamilies.
At present two subfamilies are recognized.
Most other weevil families were demoted to subfamilies or tribes.
Two distinct subfamilies were observed.
This family has two subfamilies.
Subfamilies are not recognized.
Cylindroleberididae contains the following subfamilies and genera.
Five subfamilies are recognised.
The viper family is divided into four subfamilies.
Both subfamilies feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals.
Phylogenetic analysis places them in two subfamilies of ACOs.
Some authors regard these subfamilies as two evolutionarily distinct families.
Ducks are divided between several subfamilies.
Subfamilies are listed alphabetically.
Hadrosaurids are divided into two subfamilies.

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