# How Species Level Classification Works

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**Created:** [May 17, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-species-level-classification-works/30249 "2024-05-17T02:38:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-species-level-classification-works/30249/5 "2024-05-18T01:00:38Z")

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Hello Stephanie,

> As we are looking specifically at L.crispatus in our research, is there any way I can find out what the bulk of k\_\_Bacteria;p\_\_Bacillota;c\_\_Bacilli;o\_\_Lactobacillales;f\_\_Lactobacillaceae;g\_\_Lactobacillus;\_\_  
> in the taxa barplot actually consists of (whether it is one dominant Feature ID or an accumulation of Feature IDs that share the similar taxon k\_\_Bacteria;p\_\_Bacillota;c\_\_Bacilli;o\_\_Lactobacillales;f\_\_Lactobacillaceae;g\_\_Lactobacillus;\_\_ in taxonomy.qza)?

You could [export the taxonomy and features](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-summarize-taxa-plot-by-category/446/2) and then merge them back together.

That should give you a list of all ASVs and the taxonomy of each one. So you can see if that `g__Lactobacillus` is coming from a single ASV or a whole bunch of them, just like you described!

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