Are there different types of hydrocarbons?

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Nineteenth-century chemists classified hydrocarbons as either aliphatic or aromatic on the basis of their sources and properties.
Aliphatic (from Greek aleiphar, “fat”) hydrocarbons derive from the chemical breakdown of fats or oils. They are divided into alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes.
Alkanes have only single bonds, alkenes contain a carbon-carbon double bond, and alkynes contain a carbon-carbon triple bond.
Aromatic hydrocarbons make up a group of related substances obtained by chemical breakdown of certain pleasant-smelling plant extracts. They are classified as either arenes, which contain a benzene ring as a structural unit, or as nonbenzenoid aromatic hydrocarbons, which possess special stability but lack a benzene ring.