The term 'taxon' is used for __________________.

The ranks of species and genus

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The ranks up to phylum

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The species epithet only

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Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy

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Solution

The correct option is D Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
Taxon is a unit of classification which may represent any level of grouping of organisms based on certain easily observable common characteristics. Mayr $(1964)$ has defined taxon to be a taxonomic group of any rank that is sufficiently distinct to be worthy of being assigned to a definite category.

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