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. 2015 Feb 2;(480):125–146. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.480.8803

Table 4.

Percentage of changes in taxonomic rank for the data shown in Table 3, with the inferred results for precision and accuracy.

Initial taxonomic rank
Change in taxonomic rank (Inference) Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species All ranks
Up (False precision in the alternative name) - 1% 0% 3% 7% 24% 18%
None (Improved accuracy in the Likely ID) 3% 2% 2% 8% 12% 76% 57%
Down (Improved precision in the Likely ID) 97% 97% 97% 88% 81% - 25%