Senjecas Tax. Anellidae

Introduction

• In the Sefdaanian cultures, each individual is a member of a hierarchy of communities. The Ethrans have used this hierarchy as a pattern for their classification of life forms.

1. The individual is, first of all, a member of one of the six Loquent Peoples. The largest of the taxonomic communities is that of the leudha (< le̋uðu, people). Thus, there are "animal people" and "plant people". This division corresponds to "kingdom" in modern taxonomy.
2. Next, the individual lives in one of the seven regions (watersheds) of Sefdaania. This division, the ta̋iɱa (< ta̋iɱa, region), corresponds to "class" in modern taxonomy.
3. Within the several regions, the individual lives in a commune. This division, the kőina (< kőino, commune), corresponds to "order" in modern taxonomy.
4. Each commune is comprised of a number of families. This division, the ða̋ma (< ða̋mu, family), corresponds to "family" in modern taxonomy.
5. Within the family, the individual is usually one of several siblings. This division, the ȝǫ̋ra (< ȝǫ̋ru, sibling), corresponds to "genus" in modern taxonomy.
6. And finally there is the individual himself. This division, the še̋ða (< še̋ðu, individual), corresponds to "species" in modern taxonomy.

• Finer divisions can be made with the use of prefixes, e.g.:

1. uf-, higher = super-
2. ner-, under = sub-
3. sup-, low = infra-

• This table makes use of the following ranks:
  • Phylum (superclass) (P) – ufta̋iɱa
  • Class (C) – ta̋iɱa
  • Family (F) - ða̋ma

Table

P. Platyhelminthes - lęfk̬ɔ́mufta̋iɱa

C. Cestoda – sı́k̬ɔmta̋iɱa

F. Taeniidae – ǧőłða̋ma

001 ǧőłe, Taenia spp., tapeworm

P. Annelida – ąnk̬ɔ́mufta̋iɱa

C. Oligochaeta - páupilta̋iɱa

F. Lumbricidae - léðįrða̋ma

002 leðı̨̋re, Lumbricus terrestris, earthworm

C. Clitellata - dę́lk̬ɔmta̋iɱa

F. Hirudinidae - p̌aþða̋ma

003 p̌a̋te, Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech