diff --git a/src/biotree/TaxonType.java b/src/biotree/TaxonType.java
index 21a334a80010bd423731af6476e26a9ff0effa46..afdf3c8f02c5ef417775aab194add9d62d218670 100644
--- a/src/biotree/TaxonType.java
+++ b/src/biotree/TaxonType.java
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ package biotree;
 public enum TaxonType {
 	Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order,
 	Family, Genus, Species, Subspecies;
+	
+	public String toString() {
+		return name();
+	}
 }