Taxonomy of the Occlupanida (parasitoids on bread bag tags)
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- #Oral Groove Dentition
- #Synthetic Taxonomy
- #Occlupanida
- Class Occlupanida (meaning 'to close bread') belongs to Kingdom Microsynthera and Phylum Plasticae, sharing this phylum with small plastic objects like record holders and juice caps.
- Taxonomy construction for synthetic organisms like occlupanids lacks genetic, developmental, and fossil data, requiring grouping based on physical similarity, similar to Carl Linnaeus' early methods.
- Occlupanologists use the oral groove's dentition to classify occlupanids, analogous to insect wings, as it often determines ecological niche and biogeographic location.
- A proposed phylogeny assumes basal occlupanids resembled Archignatha, with orders arranged by dentition, and speciation increased as new niches emerged in the civilized world, leading to new orders.