nounWord forms: plural-genera (-ˈdʒɛnərə) or -genuses
biology
a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a genus but of higher rank than a species
Derived forms
subgeneric (ˌsʌbdʒəˈnɛrɪk)
adjective
subgenerically (ˌsubgeˈnerically)
adverb
Examples of 'subgenera' in a sentence
subgenera
The two major clades could be recognised as two subgenera.
Long-Qian Xiao, Michael Möller 2015, 'Nuclear Ribosomal ITS Functional Paralogs Resolve the Phylogenetic Relationships ofa Late-Miocene Radiation Cycad Cycas (Cycadaceae)', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0117971. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pinus includes approximately 111 recognized species in two subgenera, four sections, and 11 subsections.
Fumio Nakazawa, Yoshihisa Suyama, Satoshi Imura, Hideaki Motoyama 2018, 'Species Identification of Pinus Pollen Found in Belukha Glacier, Russian Altai Mountains,Using a Whole-Genome Amplification Method', Forestshttp://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/8/444. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This genus includes 1300 species classified in 32 subgenera and 38 unclassified species.
Augot Denis, Mathieu Bruno, Hadj-Henni Leila, Barriel Véronique, Zapata Mena Sonia,Smolis Sylvia, Slama Darine, Randrianambinintsoa Fano José, Trueba Gabriel, KaltenbachMatthieu, Rahola Nil, Depaquit Jérôme 2017, 'Molecular phylogeny of 42 species of Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from threecontinents', Parasitehttps://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We provide descriptions for all genera and subgenera, and include a key to them.
H. P. Linder, C. R. Hardy 2010, 'A generic classification of the Restioneae (Restionaceae), southern Africa', Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservationhttps://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/178. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study identified 68 unique taxa belonging to 17 genera and 27 subgenera.
Yvonne-Marie Linton, James E Pecor, Charles H Porter, Luke Brett Mitchell, AndresGarzon-Moreno, Desmond H Foley, David Brooks Pecor, Richard C Wilkerson 2013, 'Mosquitoes of eastern Amazonian Ecuador: biodiversity, bionomics and barcodes', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000900100&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Keys to the species of both subgenera and checklists of known species are also provided.
George Wai-Chun Ho 2017, 'Contribution to the knowledge of Oriental Phasmatodea II: A taxonomic study of thegenus Paragongylopus (Phasmatodea: Pachymorphinae: Gratidiini)', Journal of Orthoptera Researchhttps://jor.pensoft.net/article/15291/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
As a result of morphological studies, 165 species belonging to 45 subgenera were identified.
Canan Hazir, Nevin Keskin, Erwin Scheuchl 2014, 'Faunistic, geographical and biological contributions to the bee genus Andrena (Hymenoptera,Andrenidae, Andreninae) from Turkey', Journal of Hymenoptera Researchhttp://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1664. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Authors previously recognized anywhere between two and five subgenera.
Glene Mynhardt, John Wenzel 2010, 'Phylogenetic analysis of the myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus Knoch (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae,Cetoniinae), based on external adult morphology', ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2142. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)