Talk:Lepadidae
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"Erected" by Charles Darwin?
[edit]Is this a special technical usage, or does the writer mean "established"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric155 (talk • contribs) 08:56, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
yes it is a special technical term. When a describing scientists decides that a new family/genus is what is under study, they are then said to 'erect' a new genus or family, sort of as though they're constructing a new place for those animals to be calssified in.