- Genus - Wikipedia
Except for viruses, the standard format for a species name comprises the generic name, indicating the genus to which the species belongs, followed by the specific epithet, which (within that genus) is unique to the species
- List of mammal genera - Wikipedia
Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families
- Taxonomic rank - Wikipedia
The basic ranks are species and genus When an organism is given a species name it is assigned to a genus, and the genus name is part of the species name The species name is also called a binomial, that is, a two-term name For example, the zoological name for the human species is Homo sapiens
- Genus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A genus is a rank in the biological classification (or taxonomy) It is above species, and below families A genus can include more than one species When biologists talk about a genus, they mean one or more species of animals or plants that are closely related to each other
- Genus | Definition Examples | Britannica
genus, biological classification ranking between family and species, consisting of structurally or phylogenetically related species or a single isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation (monotypic genus)
- Type genus - Wikipedia
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (genus typica) is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name
- Taxonomy - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When someone writes about a living thing and its formal scientific name, they write the genus and species name This is known as binomial nomenclature, because it uses two names for each organism
- genus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
genus (plural genera or (all nonstandard) genuses or genusses or genii) (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat familia) and above species
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