Example output
parent's rank: what's specified at Template:Taxonomy/parent
rank: incertae sedis

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It looks like you are creating an "Incertae sedis" taxon. The code below is easy to complete. (If there's nothing there,

[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Teamplaid:Automatic_taxobox/editintro/preload/incertae_sedis&action=edit&preload=Template:Taxonomy/

Bold ranks show taxa that will be shown in taxoboxes
because rank is principal or always_display=yes.

Ancestral taxa
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Wikipedia does not yet have an article about [[{{Subst:#titleparts:{{Subst:PAGENAME}}|2|2}}]]. You can help by Mhothaicheadh do lùb teamplaid: Teamplaid:Taxonomy preload creating it. The page that you are currently viewing contains information about [[{{Subst:#titleparts:{{Subst:PAGENAME}}|2|2}}]]'s taxonomy. Not sure why you're here? Get started with the automated taxobox system.

Parent: [Taxonomy; Mhothaicheadh do lùb teamplaid: Teamplaid:Taxonomy preload edit]
Rank: (displays as )– a rank must be supplied
Link: [[:en:w:{{Subst:#titleparts:{{Subst:PAGENAME}}|2|2}}|{{Subst:#titleparts:{{Subst:PAGENAME}}|2|2}}]]
Extinct: no
Always displayed: no
Taxonomic references:
Parent's taxonomic references: {Placeholder error message}.
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). Please enter:

  • |parent= the name (not page) of the parent taxon (in plain text, first letter only in capitals; e.g. Fungi. See Title conventions. (More)
  • |rank= the rank of the incertae sedis taxon, lower-case and latinized in most cases. For example, if the parent's rank is ordo (order) this might be familia (family). (More)
  • If you specify a rank that is not a kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus or species, but should nevertheless be displayed in all descendant taxoboxes (this is not a common occurrence!), add the line |always_display=yes (More)