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2.In the scientific name below, Davida involucra Baillon the third word is the a) authority who named the species b) subspecific name c) specific name d) genus nnaeus-hierarchica classification 3. Which of the following ranks is more inclusive than infraclass, but less inclusive than subphylum? a) subclass b) suborder c) superorder d) family Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach Sujpphyvert umgt Infrasirylumgt Sujercassgt Cassgt Subclassgt Infraclass
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2. **a) authority who named the species**Baillon is the authority, the scientist who first described and named the species *Davida involucra*. The scientific name follows the format of Genus species Authority.3. **c) superorder**Following the mnemonic "Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach," we see the order of taxonomic ranks from largest to smallest is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. A superorder is less inclusive than a subphylum but more inclusive than an infraclass.