# genus

> taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, and viruses

**Wikidata**: [Q34740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34740)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/genus


## References

1. International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
2. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes
3. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
4. ICTV Master Species List 2019.v1
5. National Center for Biotechnology Information
6. Encyclopedia of Life
7. [Source](https://lingualibre.org/wiki/Q788306)
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. [Genus | Animal Database | Fandom](https://animals.fandom.com/wiki/Genus)
10. KBpedia
11. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)