Subfamily (biology)

The subfamily is part of the taxonomic classification level.

• Domain
• Kingdom
• Phylum (animals); Division (plants)
  • Subphylum; Subdivision
  • Superclass
• Class
• Order
  • Suborder
  • Superfamily
• Family
  • Subfamily
• Genus
  • Subgenus
  • Section
    • Subsection
• Species
  • Subspecies
  • Variety (plants only)

Below is an example of a single species of orchid and its classification.

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• Subclass: Liliidae
• Order: Orchidales
• Suborder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• Subfamily: Epidendroideae
• Tribe: Epidendreae I - New World
• Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
• Genus: Restrepia
• Species: antennifera