Talk:Lepadidae

"Erected" by Charles Darwin?
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.

Seascapeza (talk) 06:15, 18 November 2011 (UTC)