Subgenus
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subgenus-277-14661245
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Subgenus
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In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the tiger cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea (Cypraea) tigris Linnaeus, which belongs to the subgenus Cypraea of the genus Cypraea. However, it is not mandatory, or even customary, when giving the name of a species, to include
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Taxonomic rank
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subgenus
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2024-02-11T04:39:33Z
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