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== Usage ==
Templates in the "Don't edit this line XXX" family are used to extract information from a taxonomy template (i.e. a template whose name is of the form "Template:Taxonomy/''taxon''"). They are invoked by calling a taxonomy template with {{para|machine code|XXX}}, since the first line of every taxonomy template begins
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{Don't edit this line {{{machine code|}}}|...</syntaxhighlight>
<strong>They are intended only for use by the automated taxobox system.</strong> They are mostly used from within [[Module:Autotaxobox]].

*[[Template:Don't edit this line parent]]
*[[Template:Don't edit this line rank]]
*[[Template:Don't edit this line link target]] – value of {{para|link}}
*[[Template:Don't edit this line link text]] – value of unnamed parameter or, if absent, {{para|link}} 
*[[Template:Don't edit this line extinct]]
*[[Template:Don't edit this line dagger]] – returns † if extinct, null string otherwise
*[[Template:Don't edit this line always display]]
*[[Template:Don't edit this line refs]]
*[[Template:Don't edit this line same as]]
*[[Template:Don't edit this line all]] – returns "parent$rank$link_target$unnamed parameter$always_display$extinct$same_as$refs"

== See also ==
* [[Template:Don't edit this line]]

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