TreeFam-A families are manually curated from TreeFam-B ones. Family names and node names are assigned at the same time. The ultimate goal of TreeFam is to present a curated resource for all the families.
TreeFam-A families are assembled by hand from TreeFam-B families, with both family names and node names being assigned at the same time. The ultimate purpose of TreeFam is to provide an authoritative, curated database that covers all the families.