When used with the "Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:

This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:

((Redirect template
| info = In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may be a redirect to the genus.

- Use ((R from monotypic taxon)) instead when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.

When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.

Template ((Redirect category shell)) may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation page below.

When used by itself: ((Redirect template
| info = In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may be a redirect to the genus.

- Use ((R from monotypic taxon)) instead when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.

This is the template sandbox page for Template:R to monotypic taxon (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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Usage[edit]

This rcat template populates Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa by default. Add this rcat to a redirect (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

((Rcat shell|
((R to monotypic taxon))
))

Template ((Rcat shell)) is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

((R to monotypic taxon))

This is in accord with instructions found at WP:REDCAT.

Use this rcat to tag any mainspace redirect from the only lower-ranking member of a monotypic taxon to its monotypic parent taxon. In a biology-related article, when for example a genus has only one species, the binomial name may redirect to that genus.
- Use ((R from monotypic taxon)) when making a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only member, for example, from a family name to its sole genus.

An unnamed parameter may be used to specify more precisely the kind of organism involved and to sort the article in the appropriate subcategory. At present the four possible sorts are:

((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon))))
- populates Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|plant))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of plants
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|fish))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of fish
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|fungus))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of fungi
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|spider))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of spiders
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|crustacean))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of crustaceans
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|reptile))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of reptiles
((Rcat shell|((R to monotypic taxon|insect))))
- sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects to monotypic taxa of insects

Other parameter values and subcategories may be added.

Aliases[edit]

Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

Printworthiness[edit]

Please do not alter the printworthy settings of this rcat without first notifying the Version 1.0 Editorial Team, who are responsible for any and all materials, including redirects, that go into a printed version of Wikipedia.

In main-article namespace, many redirects to monotypic taxa are printworthy; however, there are others that are unprintworthy, so there is no default sort for printworthiness. In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Some rcats automatically populate either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Others, like this rcat, do not, and that means it is up to editors to choose which of those categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The rcats that are used separately to populate those categories are:

((R printworthy)) and
((R unprintworthy))

Please click on each one for more details and guidance.

Template ((Redirect category shell)) will accept these rcats just like any other.

Examples:

((Rcat shell|
((R to monotypic taxon))
((R printworthy))
))

((Rcat shell|
((R to monotypic taxon))
((R unprintworthy))
))

Either ((Redirect category shell)) or its alias/shortcut, ((Rcat shell)), may be used.

TemplateData[edit]

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:R to monotypic taxon in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for R to monotypic taxon

No description.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Taxon type	`1`	Taxon type. May be blank, or filled with plant, fish, fungus, spider, crustacean, reptile, or insect. Example plant	String	optional
Printworthy	`2`	Set to "unprintworthy" to indicate unprintworthy redirect	Unknown	optional

See also[edit]

Rcat functional index

Grammar,
punctuation,
and spelling

Abbreviation	((R to acronym)) ((R from acronym)) ((R to initialism)) ((R from initialism)) ((R from numeronym)) ((R from Bluebook abbreviation)) ((R from ISO 4 abbreviation)) ((R from MathSciNet abbreviation)) ((R from NLM abbreviation))
Capitalisation	((R from CamelCase)) ((R from other capitalisation)) ((R from miscapitalisation))
Grammar & punctuation	((R from modification)) ((R from plural)) ((R to plural))
Parts of speech	((R from adjective)) ((R from adverb)) ((R from common noun)) ((R from gerund)) ((R from proper noun)) ((R from verb))
Spelling	((R from alternative spelling)) ((R from alternative hyphenation)) ((R from alternative punctuation)) ((R from alternative spacing)) ((R from alternative transliteration)) ((R from American English)) ((R from ASCII-only)) ((R to ASCII-only)) ((R from British English)) ((R from diacritic)) ((R to diacritic)) ((R from ligature)) ((R to ligature)) ((R from misspelling)) ((R from stylization))

Alternative
names

General	((R from alternative language)) language codes ((R from alternative name)) ((R from ambiguous sort name)) ((R from antonym)) ((R from colloquial name)) ((R country data)) ((R from former name)) ((R from incomplete name)) ((R from incorrect name)) ((R from less specific name)) ((R from long name)) ((R from more specific name)) ((R from non-neutral name)) ((R to numerals)) ((R from numerals)) ((R to Roman numerals)) ((R from Roman numerals)) ((R from portmanteau)) ((R from short name)) ((R from sort name)) ((R from synonym))
People	((R from birth name)) ((R from given name)) ((R to joint biography)) ((R from married name)) ((R from name with title)) ((R from person)) ((R from personal name)) ((R from Eastern name)) ((R from pseudonym)) ((R from surname))
Technical	((R from CAS Registry Number)) ((R from court case)) ((R from drug trade name)) ((R from filename)) ((R from identifier)) ((R from Java package name)) ((R from chemical formula)) ((R from gene symbol)) ((R from technical name)) ((R to technical name)) ((R from radio frequency))
Organisms	((R to scientific name)) ((R from scientific name)) ((R from alternative scientific name)) ((R from scientific abbreviation)) ((R to monotypic taxon)) ((R from monotypic taxon)) ((R taxon with possibilities)) ((R from species to genus))
Geography	((R from name and country)) ((R from more specific geographic name)) ((R from postal code))

Navigation
aids

Navigation	((R to anchor)) ((R avoided double redirect)) ((R from category navigation)) ((R from file metadata link)) ((R to list entry)) ((R mentioned in hatnote)) ((R to section)) ((R from shortcut))
Disambiguation	((R from ambiguous term)) ((R to disambiguation page)) ((R from incomplete disambiguation)) ((R from incorrect disambiguation)) ((R from other disambiguation)) ((R from predictable disambiguation)) ((R from unnecessary disambiguation))
Merge, duplicate & move	((R from draft namespace)) ((R from duplicated article)) ((R with history)) ((R from merge)) ((R from move)) ((R with old history))
To namespaces	((R from remote talk page)) ((R to category namespace)) ((R to draft namespace)) ((R to help namespace)) ((R to main namespace)) ((R to portal namespace)) ((R to project namespace)) ((R to talk page)) ((R to template namespace)) ((R to user namespace))

Media

General

((R from book)) ((R from film)) ((R from upcoming film)) ((R from journal)) ((R from meme)) ((R from radio program)) ((R from work)) ((R from creator)) ((R from radio frequency)) ((R from broadcast translator))
Music	((R from album)) ((R from lyric)) ((R from song)) ((R from cover song)) ((R from band name))
Television	((R from television episode)) ((R from television program))

Fiction

Comics

Miscellaneous

Related information	((R to article without mention)) ((R to decade)) ((R to century)) ((R to millennium)) ((R from city and state)) ((R from domain name)) ((R from second-level domain)) ((R from top-level domain)) ((R from gender)) ((R from legislation)) ((R from list topic)) ((R from member)) ((R from phrase)) ((R from quotation)) ((R to related topic)) ((R from related word)) ((R from relative)) ((R from spouse)) ((R from school)) ((R from subtopic)) ((R to subtopic)) ((R from gap in series)) ((R from team)) ((R from Unicode character)) ((R from Unicode code)) ((R from emoji))
With possibilities	((R with possibilities)) Category:Template redirects with possibilities ((R category with possibilities))
ISO codes	((R from ISO 4 abbreviation)) ((R from ISO 639 code)) ((R from ISO 3166 code)) ((R from ISO 4217 code)) ((R from ISO 15924 code))
Printworthiness	Printability ((R printworthy)) ((R unprintworthy)) e.g. ((R with possibilities)) is printworthy by default; ((R from misspelling)) is unprintworthy by default; some have no default
Protection	((R extended-protected)) ((R fully protected)) ((R semi-protected)) ((R template-protected)) ((R from high-use template))
Tools	Category:Miscellaneous redirects Protection policy ((R from template-generated category)) ((Redirect category shell)) ((Talk page of redirect))
Wikidata	((R with Wikidata item)) ((Soft redirect with Wikidata item))

Complete alphanumeric index
- for the full list of rcat templates
Category
WikiProject Redirect
Categorizing redirects

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:R to monotypic taxon/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.