Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts:
The particular form of biological classification (taxonomy) set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturae (1735) and subsequent works. In the taxonomy of Linnaeus there are three kingdoms, divided into classes, and they, in turn, into lower ranks in a hierarchical order.
A term for rank-based classification of organisms, in general. That is, taxonomy in the traditional sense of the word: rank-based scientific classification. This term is especially used as opposed to cladistic systematics, which groups organisms into clades. It is attributed to Linnaeus, although he neither invented the concept of ranked classification (it goes back to Plato and Aristotle) nor gave it its present form. In fact, it does not have an exact present form, as "Linnaean taxonomy" as such does not really exist: it is a collective (abstracting) term for what actually are several separate fields, which use similar approaches.
"Taksonomia ya Linnaeus ni aina ya ""taxis"" ya biolojia iliyoundwa na Carl Linnaeus katika Systema Naturae (1735)." Katika taxonomy ya Linnaeus kuna falme tatu, kugawanywa katika madarasa, na wao, kwa upande mwingine, katika safu ya chini katika utaratibu wa cheo. Neno kwa ajili ya cheo-msingi uainishaji wa viumbe, kwa ujumla. Yaani, taxonomy katika maana ya jadi ya neno: cheo-msingi sayansi uainishaji. Neno hili hutumiwa hasa kinyume na cladistic systematics, ambayo makundi ya viumbe katika clades. Linnaeus alianzisha mfumo wa utaratibu wa orodha ya vitu (kwa mfano, Plato na Aristotle) na pia alianzisha mfumo wa utaratibu wa orodha ya vitu. "Kwa kweli, haina fomu halisi ya sasa, kama ""taxonomy ya Linnaean"" kama hiyo haipo kweli: ni neno la pamoja (abstract) kwa kile ambacho kwa kweli ni mashamba kadhaa tofauti, ambayo hutumia mbinu sawa."