genus

Summary

genus is a taxonomic rank^[1]. genus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• genus's instance of is recorded as taxonomic rank^[3].
• genus's instance of is recorded as rank in botany^[4].
• genus's instance of is recorded as rank in zoology^[5].
• genus is part of subtribe^[6].
• genus is part of subfamily^[7].
• genus is part of supergenus^[8].
• genus's Commons category is recorded as Genera (biology)^[9].
• genus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Genera^[10].
• genus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• genus's has characteristic is recorded as type species^[12].
• genus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'g.'}^[13].
• genus's different from is recorded as Genus^[14].
• genus's different from is recorded as Geslacht^[15].
• genus's different from is recorded as Geslecht^[16].
• genus's different from is recorded as ichnogenus^[17].
• genus's different from is recorded as clan^[18].
• genus's different from is recorded as grammatical gender^[19].
• genus's different from is recorded as oogenus^[20].
• genus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include taxonomic rank^[3], rank in botany^[4], and rank in zoology^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include subtribe^[6], a taxonomic rank^[22]; subfamily^[7], a taxonomic rank^[23]; and supergenus^[8], a taxonomic rank^[24].

Why It Matters

genus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] genus is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]