They are usually constructed with a series of words that begin with the letters KPCOFGS, corresponding to the initials of the primary taxonomic ranks.For example, Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti[1] has the first letter of each word corresponding in order to the first letter of the descending order of scientific classification.Zoology mnemonics, which are used to memorize the scientific taxonomic classification system, include: Keep in mind that including or excluding "Domain" from this will work either way.Botanical taxonomy uses the rank of division in place of phylum.Some botany mnemonics follow one of the "King Phillip" variants, with David in place of Phillip.