Why is taxonomy still a system that works today

Although existing for hundreds of years, the science of classification taxonomy it is far from obsolete. Classification of many species, old and new, continues to be disputed as scientists find new information or interpret facts in new ways. Sometimes species change names constantly.

Explanation:

In a recently published article by LaJeunesse and colleagues (2018), they illustrate how transformative, powerful, and vital taxonomy is within the dinoflagellates that live in symbiosis with marine invertebrates (formerly known as 'zooxanthellae').