TERM: Description of glossary term.
lineage
Context: Phylogeny .
A loosely used term inferring a group of species, sometimes populations, that share a common ancestry. Sometimes interchangeable with tribe.
Reference
Barlow, George W. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (abstract)