English words because it is a Latin word. 'Genus' is the singular, and 'genera' is the plural form of the word. When printing the scientific name of an...

The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) is a database of life. It includes published scientific names for all domains of life from...

The genera of the family Salticidae are listed here. Portia fimbriata Phidippus audax Phidippus clarus Phidippus johnsoni Salticus scenicus Cosmophasis...

and ten genera: cattle, bisons etc.) Subfamily Caprinae (three tribes and 13 genera: goats and sheep) Subfamily Cephalophinae (three genera: duikers)...

are genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae. Groupers and the sea basses are in the family Serranidae. Most groupers are in one of two large genera: Epinephelus...

studies have shown that a lot of the genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae, whereas the core genera of Verbenaceae are not closely related...

four genera Plesiosaurs: one genus Lizards: four genera Rhynchocephalia: five genera Crocodilia: seven genera Scyphozoa (jellyfish): seven genera Hydrozoa:...

This article lists all Apiaceae genera accepted by Plants of the World Online. Aciphylla, Acronema, Apium Heracleum Molopospermum Pozoa "Apiaceae Lindl...

about 300 genera and more than 3,000 species. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,700 species in 434 genera. There are...

is a subfamily of dormice (Gliridae). It contains two genera, Glirulus and Glis. These genera have one species each: Glirulus japonicus (the Japanese...

biology, a family is a taxonomic rank. Each family contains one or more genera. The Family is normally in beetween an order and a genus. Usually, the name...

Creodonts, which are a separate order. Superfamily †Miacoidea Family †Miacidae genera: Chailicyon, Eostictis, Miacis, Miocyon, Oodectes, Palaearctonyx, Paramiacis...

level. The family of Mantellidae (Malagasy Poison Frogs) has 3 different genera with 191 species total. They live in Madagascar and Mayotte Island. They...

This is a list of all genera in Arecaceae. Species with suitable images are added under them. NOTE: This list is currently incomplete (and will always...

family, members are often colloquially known as aroid. This family of 107 genera and over 3700 species is most diverse in the New World tropics, although...

family may contain up to 16 genera and 480 species, although some genera currently included may not belong there. The largest genera are Capparis (about 150...

has only one family, the Trogonidae. There are 39 living species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the mid-Eocene...

genera and 270 species of aromatic herbs distributed throughout temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Older authorities included the two genera...

in the order Asparagales. It includes 8 genera and about 25 species. These are mainly Southern Hemisphere genera although there is one genus with one species...

comprehensive list. Not all are listed here, only the ray-finned fish. Genera will have links to their corresponding articles, but species will not have...

a subfamily of Old World monkeys. The family includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the Colobus monkeys, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the...

The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents. These were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently...

The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies. It has about 76 genera and 1,100 species. They are mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies...

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The Dryadoideae subfamily of the Rosaceae consists of four genera. These genera are unusual in the family Rosaceae because they all have the nitrogen-fixing...

Columbinae is a subfamily of birds from the family Columbidae. Otherwise, four genera Geotrygon, Leptotila, Starnoenas and Zenaida form subfamily Leptotilinae...

order. The similar characters are less in number as compared to different genera included in family. Carnivora is an order of meat-eating mammals. The cat...

plant takes two years to grow fully.) The family contained eleven (11) genera. It is in the family Caprifoliaceae now. These plants live in most temperate...

Iridaceae are perennial herbs from rhizomes, bulbs or corms comprising about 80 genera and 1,500 species. The leaves are distichous and have a sheathing, equitant...

form the family Cathartidae. There are seven species in five genera. Four of the genera have only one species each. These are large birds of prey that...

family or fig family, is a family of flowering plants comprising about 40 genera and over 1000 species. Included are well-known plants such as the fig, banyan...

610 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of peppers can be found within the two main genera: Piper (2000 species) and Peperomia (1600...

family of flowering plant with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera. Most members of the Saxifrage family are herbs, and usually...

family of frogs. There are 495 species in 68 genera and nine subfamilies. This is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Microhylids are mostly...

magpies. Oriental "magpies" are green and blue in colour, and belong to the genera Urocissa and Cissa. There is also one blue and white magpie, the azure-winged...

relatives. The family has over 3000 species of flowering plants in over 50 genera worldwide. They mostly live in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially...

herbs, and lianas. They usually have a milky sap. There are about 200 genera and 2,000 species. This short article about biology can be made longer....

mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in five other small genera (see box, right). All genera in this group are from...

long narrow bodies and no legs. There are at least 20 families, about 500 genera and 3,400 species of snake. The earliest known snake fossils are from the...

(1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae :secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin) (10th ed...

formerly treated as a distinct family Chenopodiaceae and comprising all of the genera formerly included in this family except for those transferred to the subfamilies...

Archived 2009-05-17 at the Wayback Machine and care ICBN: List of conserved genera (scroll down for Chrysanthemum) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrysanthemum...

Some other genera used to be in Ceratobatrachidae, but scientists now think the frogs that used to be in these genera should be in the genera above. Batrachylodes...

egrets or bitterns instead of herons. In the family, all members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus are called bitterns: they are a monophyletic group...

Gentianales, containing about 21 genera. Earlier treatments have included up to 29 genera. The current circumscription includes 13 genera, all tropical plants. This...

Antarctica. The largest cicadas are in the genera Pomponia and Tacua. There are some 200 species in 38 genera in Australia, about 450 in Africa, about 100...

Conifers, cone-bearing trees and shrubs Gnetophyta, woody plants in the genera Gnetum, Welwitschia, and Ephedra Angiosperms, the flowering plants, a large...

formerly segregate genera Lycopersicon, Cyphomandra, Normania, and Triguera are nested within Solanum, and all species of these four genera have been transferred...

Depending on the author, there are nine to eleven species, in about five genera. Genera are: Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Loris Nycticebus Groves, Colin...

Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, with nine species in two genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the Blue Whale, which...

proteobacteria. The family was originally created in 1988 to contain the genera Halomonas and Deleya. Many of its members were only recently discovered...

with three genera. Their evolutionary relationships are unclear, but it is now clear that they are related to each other. The three genera are: Gnetum...

lives in the ocean. It is a large predator. There are about 12 different genera in its family, Gadidae. Cod is an important type of fish for professional...

family of flowering plants. The family includes about 1,000 species in 75 genera. Malvaceae are found in tropical and temperate regions. They are not found...

southern Asia. They are passerine songbirds. There are about 130 species in 24 genera. Many live in forests: the greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, or bristlebills...

There are about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. It has up to 19 genera. The distribution of this family suggests its early evolution took place...

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to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genera but fewer than 2000 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae...

The Hydrogenophilaceae are a family of Betaproteobacteria, with two genera. Like all Proteobacteria, they are gram-negative. Hydrogenophilus are thermophilic...

is very similar to the Salmonidae. The family Esocidae has three extant genera (Esox, Novumbra, and Dallia) that comprise a holarctic distribution. Umbridae...

the term in botany was probably Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu. In his book Genera Plantarum of 1789 he listed a few plantae incertae sedis. Reasons why a...

Centroleninae is a subfamily of frogs. There are nine genera. Centrolene (27 species) Chimerella Cochranella (~55 species) Espadaranaa Nymphargus (30 species)...

Cervidae: deer, 49 living species in 16 genera Family Giraffidae: giraffe and okapi, 2 living species in 2 genera Family Antilocapridae: pronghorn, one...

family of poison dart frogs. They live in Central and South America. By late 2019, 126 species in three subfamilies and five genera had been described....

species of the family are of small size, between 15-40 cm (6-15 in), but the genera Prionorus or Naso can be larger. The whitemargin unicornfish is the largest...

been reported in over 3941 species of vascular plants belonging to 745 genera and 108 families, 99.7% of which belong to flowering plants (angiosperms)...

conifer family in species diversity, with between 220-250 species in 11 genera, and the second-largest (after Cupressaceae) in geographical range. They...

Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, has about 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few...

Euphorbia is genus of over 2000 plant species. It is one of the biggest genera in the plant kingdom. Common names include poinsettia, spurge, or just Euphorbia...

regions. There are about 1200 to 1350 species in about 100 genera. All but 7 of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae. Until recently, the...

trees and shrubs, in the birch family. There are 50 to 80 species, in four genera. They are native to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Kew...

Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains about 70 genera and 2000 species, you are probably familiar with bellflowers and cardinal...

Africa and North America. As of 2007, there were 74 known species, in 20 genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

flowering plants are herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees comprising about 30 genera and 1,000 species. The leaves are simple, alternate or rarely opposite,...

orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most Epidendroid orchids are tropical epiphytes, typically with pseudobulbs...

spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) is a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs. Some, especially in the tropics...

is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, with about 70 genera and 650 species of evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and woody vines...

distinction between these two groups. The family contains around 83 species in 19 genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

schlegelii), which are each the sole living representatives of the two Gavialidae genera. Data related to Gavialidae at Wikispecies Media related to Gavialidae at...

Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific oceans. The family contains seven genera and approximately 86 species. This short article about biology can be made...

important food fishes in the world. This family comprises the following 7 genera: Clupea Ethmidium Gudusia Hyperlophus Potamalosa Ramnogaster Sprattus Froese...

includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

World puts the Pelodryadinae in the family Pelodryadidae. There are two genera: Nyctimystes Stejneger, 1916 Ranoidea Tschudi, 1838 — including Cyclorana...

Staphylococcaceae belong to order Bacillales and consists of the following genera: Jeotgalicoccus Yoon et al. 2003 emend. Liu et al. 2011 Macrococcus Kloos...

includes the shrew moles and the desmans. There are three subfamilies, 17 genera and 46 species in total in this very common group of mammals. Moles have...

and Joshua tree. The family includes about 550-600 species in around 18 genera. It is widespread in the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions...

may refer to: Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae...

(rose-like plants) is a large family of plants. There are about 100-120 genera with between 3,000 and 4,000 species that include these well-known plants:...

of prehistoric bony fish genera Palaeoperca Serranidae Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology...

genus to include a number of related genera. Alternatively, the genus could be broken up into several different genera. The vaccinium uliginosum is a type...

(Oleaceae) is a family of flowering plants, known to botanists have about 25 genera and over 500 species. The best known trees of this family are olive and...

they are a kind of pit viper. There are two groups of rattlesnakes: the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. All have a venomous bite, and some are much more...

about 55 genera of woody vines, shrubs, and trees, native in tropical and temperate zones but best known for ornamental forms of the genera Euonymus and...

solar corona. The family Coronaviridae is has 2 sub-families, 5 genera, 26 sub-genera, and 46 species. More species are possible, but not yet confirmed...

family in the order Magnoliales. The family has about 225 species in 7 genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

which consists of the damselfishes and the clownfishes. The following genera are broken into the subfamily Chrominae: Azurina D.S. Jordan & McGregor...

family of flowering plants are the Amaranth family, contains about 160 genera and 2,400 species. Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few...

are separated into 19 families. The families are divided into 110 genera. The genera are then divided into species. There are 400 species of eels in all...

Portulacaceae is a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. This short...

The Commelinaceae is a family of 40 genera and over 600 species of monocotyledonous flowering herbs, distributed from Northern temperate to tropical climates...

the families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae. There are 20 species in five genera. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews, and are not all arboreal...

"true" hawks. It includes all members of Accipiter and the closely related genera. Goshawks and sparrowhawks are examples. They are mainly woodland birds...

includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Distribution is pantropical.The...

small vertebrates, and invertebrates. There are about 27 species in 12 genera. Most of these occur in Africa, two species also occur in Europe. In some...

Although a great diversity of body structure shape exists between the various genera, all species in the Phallaceae begin their development as oval or round...

includes 85-90 genera from seven families of trees and shrubs. Most of the species are tropical and subtropical, though a few genera reach the temperate...

colours and long tails. There are 35 species of pheasant in 11 different genera. Native pheasants are restricted to Eurasia. In many countries pheasant...

of piranhas. All are native to South America. It includes several living genera like Serrasalmus, and an extinct genus called Megapiranha. Piranhas have...

is Castor. It contains modern-day beavers. In addition, about 20 extinct genera of beavers have been put into the family. Wikimedia Commons has media related...

females usually larger than the males. There are two subfamilies with eight genera and 43 species. "Boidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

23 families in the order Lamiales of flowering plant, consisting of 147 genera and about 3,200 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbaceous or...

a name used in North America for several plants in two closely related genera in the family Ericaceae: Gaylussacia and Vaccinium. The huckleberry is the...

surface, and in some cases diving. The family has about 146 species in 40 genera. They are usually herbivorous, and are monogamous breeders. A number of...

Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Many students see Sophora as three genera: Sophora, Calia (S. secundiflora) and Styphnolobium (S. japonica). Sophora...

The Rhamnaceae is a family of plants in the order Rosales, with around 55 genera and 950 species. Well-known plants in this family include Ziziphus and Hovenia...

with rounded grass grain fruits. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

Flaviviridae; flavus means "yellow" in Latin. They include the following genera: Genus Flavivirus (type species Yellow fever virus, others include West...

flowering plants, containing about 530 species classified in around 18 genera. They include trees, shrubs, lianas and climbing plants, and are mostly...

Megalosaurus. Together with Megalosaurus and Hylaeosaurus, it was one of the three genera originally used to define the Dinosauria. A large, bulky herbivore, Iguanodon...

generally put in the family Accipitridae. They belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. The largest eagle that has ever lived...

been raised by humans for thousands of years. This family consists of 21 genera and about 150 species, most of which belong to the nominate subfamily Bombycinae...

ray-finned fish, which includes carps and minnows. The group contains 320 genera, with over 3200 species. The most well-known family in the order is the...

flies. The family contains more than 4,000 species classified under 75 genera. Drosophila: the genus of small fruit flies and vinegar flies, especially...

Dorsetichthys List of prehistoric bony fish genera Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology....

species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. The family has four extant genera: Acipenser, Huso, Scaphirhynchus, and Pseudoscaphirhynchus. Some species...

dicotyledons included in the order Caryophyllales. It is a large family, with 88 genera and some 2,000 species. This short article about biology can be made longer...

can be found all over the world. There are 200 different species in 15 genera. Like all eels, moray eels look like a cross between a fish and a snake...

herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising ca. 52 genera and more than 1300 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia...

from one tree to another with great agility and swiftness. There are four genera of gibbons. Gibbons live in dense tropical forests, for example, in Indonesia...

Lupin Sophora Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fabaceae. List of genera Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine This short article about biology...

commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a group of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees,...

most of which have spirally pinnate leaves. The family includes about 50 genera and 550 species, with a pantropical distribution; one genus (Toona) extends...

family Cyprinidae. It is native to Asia. Schizothoracinae contains these genera: Aspiorhynchus Kessler, 1879 Diptychus Steindachner, 1866 Percocypris Y...

Balsaminaceae is a family of two genera and around 850 to 1,000 species, mostly in the genus Impatiens. The two genera in this family are Impatiens and...

pinnately compound, or ternate, and usually 20-100 cm long. There are eight genera in the family, including the commercially important nut-producing trees...

Rhizophoraceae is a family of flowering plants. There are 149 species in 16 genera. Most of them occur in the Old World. Well-known members of the family are...

fossil fish. List of prehistoric bony fish genera Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology....

margin. The flowers have a base number of five petals, though in several genera the petals are minute or absent. The stamens are usually very conspicuous...

'extant' can also be used to describe species or higher groups (such as genera or families) which are still in existence (living). Example: in the group...

leaves, shoots, berries, and leaf matter picked up from the forest floor. Genera: Palaeotherium Hyracotherium Anchilophus Lophiotherium Propachynolophus...

genera "Gasterosteiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera"...

Maarten J.M.; et al. (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa...

 365. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5. Charles Plumier. Nova Plantarum Americanum Genera, Paris, 1703. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fuchsia. The Simple...

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are about 120 species in 10 genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

family of flowering plants, beloging to the myrtle order comprising 21 genera concentrated in the temperate region of the New World. The family is characterized...

however as mussels quickly become poisonous after they die. Freshwater Mussel Genera Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Methods of mussel farming Archived...

persimmon. The family has approximately 500 species of trees and shrubs in two genera, Diospyros and Euclea. The species are mostly evergreen and native to the...

an affinity for skin tissue. Smallpox is in the family Poxviridae. Four genera of poxviruses may infect humans: orthopox, parapox, yatapox, molluscipox...

where water may be scarce. The family includes about 1,400 species in 33 genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu created this family in 1789. There are three genera in this family: Ensete Musa Musella Acceptance of Musella has varied; as...

in the Feliformia, the cat-like carnivores. The family is made up of 15 genera and 33 species. It was named by John Edward Gray in 1821. They are found...

from the Mesozoic in North America have been assigned as two additional genera in this family. This short article about biology can be made longer. You...

and North America. There are many species of piranha they belong to the genera Pygocentrus and Serrasalmus. They reproduce by laying eggs. Piranhas are...

430 tree species are on 82 families and 226 genera. Out of these 22 species from 5 families and 11 genera belong to softwood trees of gymnosperms. The...

They include five genera: Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus B, Influenzavirus C, Thogotovirus and Isavirus. The first three genera contain viruses that...

belong to 25 genera in eight plant families. In these families, not all can fix nitrogen. For example, of 122 genera in the Rosaceae, only 4 genera are capable...

of two families in the order Myctophiformes. They have 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. These fish have slender bodies and big...

largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most are relatively small, less than 10 cm (4 in) in length. Although few...

hair. There are around 500 known species, commonly placed in around 60 genera. Also called the Jesus bug (walks on water). This short article about biology...

family of monocot flowering plants. There are about 12,000 species and 780 genera. They are one of most ecologically and economically important of all plant...

lived in Miocene in Africa. They're closely related to giraffes, with some genera, like Prolibytherium previously classified as giraffes. The climacoceratids...

20 million years ago, there were at least seven genera in South America. Today, just three genera remain. They live in inaccessible forest and grassland...

until they hatch. The Hemiphractidae family is divided into the following genera: Cryptobatrachus - Backpack Frogs Flectonotus Gastrotheca - Marsupial Frogs...

fly. They were found only on the island of Madagascar. The group had two genera, Aepyornis and Mullerornis, and seven species. Like several other flightless...

Ashphodelaceae. The family is native to Australia, and contains 16 species in four genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

prey on the wing. The family includes 324 species and is divided into 51 genera. Gill, Frank & Donsker, David eds 2016. Chats, Old World flycatchers, in...

Sphyrna is one of the two genera in the Hammerhead shark group, and is the largest genera out of the two, with eight members in it. The word Sphyrna is...

Bamboo is a name for over 1,400 species of giant grasses in 115 different genera. All bamboos have wood-like stems. Bamboo mainly grows in Africa, America...

he saw during the time he spent in the West Indies and North America. 26 genera and 32 species of North American birds were first described by him. Most...

present in silk created by spiders, the larvae of Bombyx mori, other moth genera, and many other insects. This short article can be made longer. You can...

Melastomataceae is a large family in the order Myrtales. There are about 200 genera and 4,000 species. It is the eighth largest family in the basal Angiosperms...

Thymelaeaceae is a family of flowering plants omposed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species. The family is more diverse in the southern hemisphere...

contain the genus Camellia, used to make tea. They have around 7 to 40 genera. "Camellia". Gardening in the Coastal Southeast. Archived from the original...

Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants are about 560 species in 10 genera found all over the world. They are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs and...

living in water, and not a systematic unit. The relationship between the genera has been uncertain, though they may be a natural systematic unit. Newer...

botanical name of a family of flowering plants. The family consists of four genera, totalling several dozen species, of herbaceous or woody plants occurring...

that contains all species of land hermit crab. Coenobitidae contains two genera: Birgus Coenobita, which contains all land hermit crabs (excluding the Coconut...

Urticaceae the nettle family comprising about 45 genera of herbs, shrubs, small trees, and a few vines, distributed primarily in tropical regions. The...

of plants, sometimes called the 'bladderwort family'. It only has three genera: Pinguicula, Genlisea, and Utricularia. They are all carnivorous plants...

genus, which is widely distributed. The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is water-lily or waterlily. Many species are cultivated...

split it up into two genera: what is here treated as the single genus Hieracium is treated by some European experts as two genera, Hieracium and Pilosella...

the eyes. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

they were placed in asparagaceae during 2009. The subfamily contains 23 genera with over 700 speceis in total. The type species is the Lily of the valley...

among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,000 recent species in 450 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. Akiyama K....

a few in southern Europe. The family has about 350 species in about 50 genera. Agamids usually have scaly bodies, well-developed legs, and a moderately...

catalpa family of the mint order of flowering plants. It contains about 112 genera and more than 725 species of trees, shrubs, and, most commonly, vines, chiefly...

in New Zealand, and are now all extinct. There were nine species (in six genera) of Moa. The largest and best known were the genus Dinornis, which grew...

eastern North America and eastern Europe. While the family contained the genera Umbra, Novumbra, and Dallia, recent studies have recovered this grouping...

Rhacophoridae. The Hylidae family is divided into the following subfamilies and genera: Hylidae Subfamily Pelodryadinae (Austro-Papuan tree frogs) Litoria Nyctimystes...

Afrikaans. It is the only living member in its order, though some fossil genera have been found Order Tubulidentata Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus...

Retrosepalaceae) is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies. This short...

Quail [pronounced Kwāl] is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the order Galliformes. The birds in this group are often referred...

Vinca can mean Vinca, one of two genera of plants with the common name Periwinkle Vinča, a suburb of Belgrade Vinča culture, an early European culture...

There are currently 60 species of requiem sharks which are grouped into 12 genera. Some of the most familiar species in this family are the lemon shark, the...

families in the mint order of flowering plants containing approximately 230 genera and nearly 3,500 species distributed predominantly in tropical and subtropical...

Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium Alphabetical Listing by Genera of Validly Published Suprageneric Names. University of Maryland and Cornell...

Heliantheae is the third largest tribe in the sunflower family, which has 190 genera and about 2500 species. Only the tribes Senecioneae and Astereae are larger...

(Cottonwood), all the members of Salicaceae in the Bay Area are of the genera Salix (Willows). This short article about biology can be made longer. You...

often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera. 10000birds.com Hunt, Jeffrey S.; Bermingham, Eldredge; & Ricklefs, Robert...

Santalales is an order of flowering plants. It has eight families, 151 genera, and about 1,000 species. All the families in Santalales are parasitic to...

Carolus (1753). Species plantarum:exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis...

family is cosmopolitan, and includes exactly 250 species. There are 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies: Linoideae and Hugonioideae (often recognized...

flies. The Bombyliidae are a large family of flies. It has hundreds of genera, but the life cycles of most species are known poorly, or not at all. Some...

Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 117 Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

The genus Nestor is one of two genera of the family Nestoridae. Together with the Kakapo in the Strigopidae tribe, they form the small parrot superfamily...

Asiatic linsangs, and more. There are six families, twelve subfamilies, 56 genera and 114 species in the Feliformia suborder now. Molecular phylogeny shows...

successful (over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera in the order Asterales). Heterocarpy, or amphicarpy, the ability of an annual...

name. It is used for a number of ray-finned fish in several families and genera. In Europe, the term "chub" usually refers to the European chub (Squalius...

Drosophilinae. D.A. Grimaldi 1990. A phylogenetic, revised classification of genera in the Drosophilidae (Diptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural...

both above and below the ground. There are four families, made up of 18 genera, and about 160 species. Amphisbaenidae Bipedidae Rhineuridae Trogonphidae...

taramellii List of prehistoric bony fish genera Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology....

second largest of the Anura suborders of amphibians. It has 6 families, 20 genera and 168 species. The name suggests they are moderately old. Mesobatrachia...

water. There are 74 species in 13 genera. The genus Craterocephalus is the most diverse with 25 species. Four genera are monotypic. Subfamily Atherininae...

flexible rods and thin. Mostly species are able to move smoothly. Some genera: Alkaliflexus Alkalitalea Anaerophaga Carboxylicivirga Geofilum Mangroviflexus...

definition for: Musa and musa. Musa may refer to: Musa (genus), one of three genera in the family Musaceae that includes bananas and plantains Musa, in the...

Europe. There are three genera in the Deinotheriidae family: Prodeinotherium, Europe, Africa, and Asia; the other two genera include Chilgatherium from...

2021. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Tinca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences...

contains the bean-caper and caltrop. It includes around 285 species in 22 genera. In the APG III system of classification, the families Zygophyllaceae and...

about 31 genera. Of these, members of two genera, Amphiprion and Premnas, are commonly called clownfish or anemonefish, while members of other genera (e.g...

and closely related to the rays. There are more than 200 species in 27 genera. There are two subfamilies, the hardnose skates and the softnose skates...

(Scolecomorphidae) – 2 genera, 6 species Aquatic Caecilians (Typhlonectidae) – 5 genera, 13 species Common Caecilians (Caeciliidae) – 26 genera, 99 species The...

Late Cretaceous around 80 millions of years ago. Two of the best-known genera in the order are Commelina and Tradescantia. Commelinales is made of the...

subtropical regions, from West Africa through the Pacific. It contains five genera and about 900 species of trees, shrubs and root climbers. Most members of...

They are one of the two families of owls, with 189 living species in 25 genera. The other family is the barn owls. True owls are found on every continent...

the wrasses and parrotfishes, within the clade Percomorpha. The following genera are classified in the family Odacidae: Haletta Whitley, 1947 Heteroscarus...

about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. However, in America and Europe, the two genera Chrysopa...

family. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. The largest is the Carex genus of "true sedges", with over 2,000 species...

is a family of flowering plants, with around 3000 species in around 200 genera, mainly found in the northern temperate regions of the world. The family...

among protists because they have no mitochondria. The group includes many genera which are internal parasites or commensals of animals: for example Entamoeba...

There are many species in this genus, and the genus is split down into sub-genera. The adults may feed on nectar, and may lay their eggs on or near decaying...

several groups of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. Puffballs include the genera of Calvatia, Calbovista and Lycoperdon. All false puffballs are inedible...

outgrowths of the gut. They have no heart or circulatory system. There about 270 genera and over 3000 species. Some examples: Abacarus hystrix, Cereal rust mite...

the early Paleogene. The family Phyllomedusidae contains the following genera: Agalychnis (14 species) Callimedusa (6 species) Cruziohyla (3 species)...

a subfamily of venomous Vipers in Europe, Asia and Africa.There are 12 genera and 66 species in this subfamily. Most are tropical and subtropical, although...

Archaeopteryx was found, there are more examples of pterosaurs of several genera than there are of the proto-bird. In the Jurassic, the pterosaurs were dominant...

diversity was in the Triassic period; today there are fewer than a dozen genera left. The first tetrapodomorphs, which included the gigantic rhizodonts...

related to the smaller leopard, which is why they were put in different genera before. However, recent research has discovered this is not correct. The...

Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 117 Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

Salvia is a genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is one of three genera commonly referred to as Sage. Sage generally means common sage (Salvia officinalis)...

Pachycormus is the scientific name for two animal genera: Pachycormus (fish), an extinct genus of pachycormiform from the Jurassic Pachycormus discolor...

Indonesia and the Philippines. There are ten living species of skunks in four genera: Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks, four species); Mephitis (the hooded and striped...

Tyler, 1980 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

carnivores found in Madagascar. The family has of eight species and seven genera in two subfamilies. They live in a variety of habitats, from humid forests...

to contain one prehistoric and 5 living subfamilies, around 112 living genera and approximately 580 living species: Arvicolinae - voles, lemmings, muskrat...

Peppers are plants, but there are many unrelated genera The genus Piper. It contains Black pepper, a plant that is grown to produce the peppercorn, the...

Primulaceae are a family of herbaceous flowering plants. It has about 24 genera. It includes some garden plants and wildflowers. It is also called the primrose...

Neotropical clade Molecular Phylogeny of Tabeuia s.l. Crescentieae and allied genera Bignoniaceae https://www.arbolesornamentales.es/Tabebuia%20impetiginosa...

extinct, prehistoric louvar from the Ypresian London Clay fauna of Eocene England. It is known from incomplete skulls. List of prehistoric bony fish genera...

of plants to catch animals is true carnivory. There are more than twelve genera in five families. These include about 625 species that attract and trap...

are birds of the order Psittaciformes. There are about 372 species in 86 genera. They are found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The greatest diversity...

revived. In 1974 Batten pointed out that the Lower Triassic record lacked genera and species which had been present in the Permian, but which reappeared...

fish called the Blenniiformes. The suborder has about 900 species in 151 genera. Blennies are generally small fish. They have long bodies (some almost eel-like)...

8 to 10 years. The common name 'mink' includes animals in two different genera on two different continents. Minks are carnivores (meat-eaters). They eat...

Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Distribution is cosmopolitan. The family consists of trees, shrubs and...

Sub-Saharan Africa. Pyxicephalidae has two subfamilies, with a total of 13 genera. This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae. Family...

Cercopithecinae are an important subfamily of Old World monkeys. There are 12 genera and about 71 species. the baboons, the macaques and the vervet monkeys....

Craugastoridae is a family of frogs. There are 2 genera: Craugastor and Haddadus. The genus Craugastor has 112 species. They can be found in the southwestern...

Ericaceae are shrubs, but there are also trees and herbs. There are about 120 genera and about 4000 species in this family. Many plants of Ericaceae are evergreen...

some kinds are a laxative and some can cause stomach pain. Corner E.J.H. 1950. A monograph of Clavaria and allied genera. Cambridge: University Press....

Institution Press. ISBN 9780598241788. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

variously called the madder, bedstraw, or coffee family. There are about 600 genera and more than 10,000 species in Rubiaceae. There are three subfamilies:...

although there is no obligation to do so (this also goes for names of genera, etc., etc.) Biological classification is also known as taxonomy. It is...

growing to 5–10 m tall; many bear edible fruit. The family comprises six genera and about 34-35 species: Carica – one species Carica papaya (Papaya), Americas...

There are about 200 species in the genus Plasmodium, divided into 15 sub-genera. The parasites are partners in a complex co-evolution with mosquitos and...

The order Notostraca has just two living genera in it. Triops and Lepidura. The two genera are considered 'living fossils', as they have not changed in...

part of the family Muscidae. Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera" (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9...

genus of plants. It has over 3000 species, making it one of the biggest genera. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

Musa is one of two or three genera in the family Musaceae; it includes bananas and plantains. Around 70 species of Musa are known, with a broad variety...

The yellowjacket (or yellow jacket) is a wasp from the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. In some English-speaking countries, they are called wasps. Most...

fittoni Lydekker, Richard (1889). "On the remains and affinities of five genera of Mesozoic reptiles". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London...

groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are roughly 1,600 species in about 250 genera altogether. This short article about biology can be made longer. You can...

a class of fungi. Agaricomycetes include 17 orders, 100 families, 1147 genera, and 20951 species. All members of this class produce basidiocarps and these...

Cenozoic era or at the end of the Mesozoic. There are 1,100 species in 50 genera. The Eleutherodactylus is the largest genus with over 700 different species...

regional name for the caddisfly larva Plants The common name of plants in two genera in the family Apocynaceae: Catharanthus or Madagascar periwinkles Vinca...

Vombatidae. It lives in the Australian eucalypt forests. There are two genera with three living wombat species; the common wombat and the hairy-nosed...

Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 117 Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

Gazelles are a kind of antelope. They are in the genera Gazella, Eudorcas and Nanger. Gazelles are mostly found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa...

Americas and are terrestrial, meaning they live on the ground. But the two genera, Dromococcyx and Tapera, are more arboreal, meaning they live in trees....

Buxaceae is a family of plants. There are five genera, with about 70 species. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many family members are grown...

those plants in the group Cynareae (synonym: Cardueae), especially the genera Carduus, Cirsium, and Onopordum. However, plants outside this group are...

different genera. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, studies of outside features of known specimens decided that shape and development differences mean the two genera are...

Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia is one of at least four genera within the flowering plant family Asteraceae whose members are commonly known as coneflowers...

The Pholcidae is a family of spiders. These are genera accepted by the World spider catalog. Aetana Anansus Anopsicus Pholcus Holocneminus Holocnemus Crossopriza...

Luciopercinae, which in turn is classified under the family Percidae. The two genera are: Romanichthys Dumitrescu, Bănărescu & Stoica 1957 Zingel Cloquet, 1817...

classification is somewhat unclear, but some sources say there are five living genera and 11 species. They were all originally put within the genus Polyborus...

Gekkonidae, or geckos. The Eublepharinae subfamily has 27 species in five genera. Also called eyelid geckos, the eublepharines have more simple features...

another. The muroids are classified in 6 families, 19 subfamilies, around 280 genera and at least 1300 species. Family Platacanthomyidae - incertae sedis - (spiny...

Strigopoidea is a small superfamily of New Zealand parrots. It only has three genera: Nestor, the Kakapo Strigops and the fossil Nelepsittacus. The genus Nestor...

called the wolftrap anglers, are a family of anglerfish consisting of two genera: Lasiognathus and Thaumatichthys. Their maxillae can form a prison cell-like...

starfish in the class Asteroidea. That class contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families. Some species in this order are able to grow up to 75 centimeters...

Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus The four genera Tetracerus, Boselaphus, Tragelaphus and Taurotragus are sometimes put into...

divide along two planes of symmetry, as do the other lactic acid cocci genera. They are purely homofermentative. Pediococcus strains are found in foods...

Cultrinae is an Asian subfamily of cyprinids that consists of over 10 genera. Anabarilius (21 species) Ancherythroculter (5 species) Chanodichthys (5 species)...

also called turkmenids, are an extinct family of lamprids consisting of 3 genera: Analectis, Danatinia, and Turkmene. They were related to the opahs. Analectis...

worldwide. The species are grouped into 45 subfamilies and about 1,000 genera. Most braconids are parasitoids (both external and internal) on other insects...

International Union for the Conservation of Nature. There are about 127 genera, with over 1750 known species. Almost all of them are native to the Americas...

subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda. The order has 5 families, 17 genera and about 155 species. They are found in tropical and subtropical regions...

Some think these are separate families. The two sub-families have these genera: Zweifel, Robert G. (1998). Cogger H.G. & Zweifel R.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia...

sized, brightly colored, frogs. It has more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera live in sub-Saharan Africa. Hyperoliids range from 1.5 centimetres...

wet, infertile soils. There are about 400 species organised into eight genera. Juncus is the most well-known and largest genus in the Juncaceae family...

weigh 6 to 8 grams. There are five living species of pygmy possum, in two genera. Four of the species are endemic to Australia, with one species also occurring...

the word "bittern" came to English from Old French. Bitterns are in three genera. The genus Ixobrychus contains mainly small species. The genus Botaurus...

living in the northern hemisphere. The family has over 50 species in 16 genera. They include the jerboas, jumping mice, and birch mice. Different species...

flowering plants commonly known as the barberry family. The family has 18 genera and 700 species. Most species are classified in the barberry genus, Berberis...

The Eupnoi are a suborder of the Opiliones with more than 200 genera and about 1,700 described species. Parts of this article were translated from Eupnoi...

plants was well under way in the Maastrichtian. From 50% to 80% of all genera of land plants were angiosperms, though gymnosperms and ferns still covered...

in nine genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the nine genera can be grouped...

Muroidea. The Murids are classified in four subfamilies, and about 140 genera. Source: Deomyinae (spiny mice, brush furred mice, link rat) Gerbillinae...

riverae Congo bay owl, P. prigoginei - sometimes placed in Tyto Fossil genera. The fossil record of the barn-owls goes back to the Eocene. Nocturnavis...

House of Representatives (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) is one of the 150 members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands...

Aglyptorhynchus venablesi Xiphiorhynchus List of prehistoric bony fish genera "Fossilworks: Aglyptorhynchus" Archived 2024-01-24 at the Wayback Machine...

of western North America. Some species within the Heteromys and Liomys genera are also found in forests and can be found down as far as northern South...

order of green algae, comprising several thousand different species in genera such as the well-known Zygnema and Spirogyra. All the members of this group...

actinopterygian. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27....

Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and many other notable genera. Others are free-living, and include many of the bacteria responsible for...

depths to 200 m (660 ft) in the open ocean. List of prehistoric bony fish genera List of fish common names Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Gasterochisma...

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus. Flying frogs includes members of the following genera: Ecnomiohyla (Hylidae) Polypedates (Rhacophoridae) Rhacophorus (Rhacophoridae)...

Dorypterus. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

salamanders. They probably evolved in North America, where there are 14 genera and about 150 species. Only one species is in Europe: it is Speleomantes...

special body parts, and so on. At the end of the pattern, the groups (genera) are very small. Then each species in the genus is given its own name. When...

mostly eat insects. Some also eat berries and other fruit. They are in the genera Copsychus and Trichixos. They were used to be in the thrush family Turdidae...

disposition of the Mammalia into tribes and families with a list of the genera apparently appertaining to each tribe. Annals of Philosophy (ns) 10 : 337-344...

in the genus Spartium, but is closely related to the other brooms in the genera Cytisus and Genista. Spanish broom typically grows to 2-4 m tall, rarely...

the subfamily Cricetinae. This group has about 25 species in six or seven genera. They have become established as popular small house pets. They are a bit...

Halecomorphi Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

Shield bugs are the Acanthosomatidae, a family of Hemiptera. There are 55 genera, with about 200 species. It is one of the least varied families of bugs...

virus or other agent which could cause a brain tumor. Mosquitoes in other genera (Aedes, Culex, Culiseta, Haemagogus and Ochlerotatus) can also be vectors...

considered synonyms. Some of the names have been given to other species and genera. The name "mimosa" has been used for other species that look like mimosa...

extinct mammals from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Most of the embrithopod genera are known exclusively from jaws and teeth dated from the late Paleocene...

resulting in a vice-like grip. Tree frogs are members of these families or genera: Hylidae, or "true" tree frogs, are in the temperate to tropical parts of...

plants in the family Asteraceae. It is one of many genera with the common name being thistles. Other genera known as thistles include Carduus, Cynara, Onopordon...

from Victoria to northern Queensland. Levi H. W. (1983). "The Orb-Weaver Genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the Western Pacific Region (Araneae: Araneidae...

including Brachypterygius, Caypullisaurus and Platypterygius. Only three genera survived the end-Jurassic extinction event: Caypullisaurus, Maiaspondylus...

its most famous member, the nutmeg (Myristica fragrans). It has about 21 genera and 520 species. They are mostly trees and shrubs. "Myristicaceae in Flora...

dinosaur based on teeth discovered in Montana. Like several other dinosaur genera named by Joseph Leidy (Deinodon, Thespesius, and Trachodon), it is an historically...

Aepyornis is an Elephant bird, one of three genera of ratite birds endemic to Madagascar until their extinction about 1000 A.D. The species "A". maximus...

†Lompoquia retropes Jordan and Gilbert, 1919 List of prehistoric bony fish genera "†Lompoquia Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database...

There are around 1200 species of hawk moth, classified into around 200 genera. Some of the best known species are: Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) Death's-head...

H.M. Stationery Office. 1973. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

term diatonic originally referred to the diatonic genus, one of the three genera of the ancient Greeks. In musical set theory, Allen Forte classifies diatonic...

(Compositae: Astereae): The Story of the Fascinating Radiation in the Paleate Astereae Genera From Southern South America Taxon 61 Rodríguez et al. 2018 Catálogo...

has nine genera found only in Madagascar. Before Monticolomys (described in 1996) and Voalavo (1998) were discovered, all known Nesomyinae genera were very...

are found in what is now Africa, Europe, and North America. There are 11 genera, of which Dryosaurus is the best known. David B. Norman; David B. Weishampel...

Commelinoideae is one of two subfamilies within the Commelinaceae and includes 39 genera (out of 41 in the family) and all but 12 of the family's several hundred...

the original (PDF) on 2020-02-11. Levi, Herbert W. (1954). "The Spider Genera Episinus and Spintharus from North America, Central America and the West...

FishBase currently recognises sixteen species in the family, grouped in five genera. Several of the species have a number of recognised subspecies, and the...

first two groups show up as paraphyletic or polyphyletic, as do their main genera, Clostridium and Bacillus. Firmicutes make up the largest portion of the...

the oldest branch of the Felinae to go into the Americas, followed by the genera Lynx and Puma. By Esther Evangeline, 2025 July 3 Published in Animals Around...

upper and lower houses in some other countries. They form the "Staten Generaal" (literally the "Estates-General"). Willem-Alexander, the king of the Netherlands...

group of birds. There's one existing family, the seriemas. It contains two genera, with one species each. The seriemas live in the open landscapes of South...

adapted to a different host or group of hosts. There are two subfamilies, 43 genera and over 3,500 species of the Culicidae. Mosquitoes are a vector (carrier)...

term for several kinds of songbirds: The "true honeycreepers" are three genera in the tanager family. Cyanerpes, four species of typical honeycreepers...

Piciformes are an order of birds containing about 67 living genera with a little over 400 species, of which the Picidae (woodpeckers and relatives) make...

Bobasatraniiformes is an extinct order of ray-finned fish from the Triassic. The four genera are Bobasatrania, Ebenaqua, Ecrinesomus, and Dorypterus. They also have...

two extant species Caracara (subfamily), a subfamily of birds with five genera Cara cara navel a kind of orange "Caracara" (song), a 2014 song by K.O "Carcará"...

91 species of antelope, most of which are native to Africa, in about 30 genera. A group of antelope is called a herd. Species of forest, woodland, or bush...

Elephas is one of two living genera in the family of elephants, Elephantidae. The Asian elephant is the only living species of this genus. Some of the...

of the few families of frogs which have more known extinct species and genera (two or three) than living species. Family Pelodytidae Genus Pelodytes Pelodytes...

family belongs to the Gammaproteobacteria. It contains the following of genera: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 Alkanindiges Bogan et al. 2003 Branhamella...

ellimmichthyiforms were small and most genera did not exceed 10 cm. One of the most famous and well-known genera was Diplomystus. Some of the representatives...

topminnow Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

as stink bugs. It is the largest family in Pentatomoidea, with about 900 genera and over 4700 species. Sexton, Colleen (August 1, 2008). Stink Bugs. Bellwether...

bony fish Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

northwestern Argentina. It is a member of the Herrerasauridae, a family of similar genera that were among the earliest dinosaurs. Herrerasaurus was a lightly built...

They are flightless, or near-flightless. There are three species, in two genera. The IUCN has classified them as near-threatened. The IUCN estimates that...

same time. The family includes some 700 living species worldwide, in 15 genera, plus a few fossil species. Most species are very similar in appearance...

extinction of many marsupial forms. Naturally, higher categories such as genera, families, orders, classes and phyla last longer, because they are composed...

Solenostomus. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

across the world. The genus Drosophila is paraphyletic because several genera (with many species), such as Zaprionus, Scaptomyza and Lordiphosa, are within...

brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera. They are usually small fish, mostly less than 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long...

middle Miocene about 15 million years ago (mya). Splits between the three genera happened about 7.9 mya. Typically these birds have grey or dull green upperparts...

PMID 25543675. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Echeneidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences...

family, Conopophagidae. They are made of ten small passerine species in two genera. They live in South and Central America. They are very closely related to...

Chattian/Late Oligocene Asialepidotus Allothrissops List of prehistoric bony fish genera Palaeonisciformes paleodb Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine...

avoidance Boulder List of fish of Montana List of prehistoric bony fish genera Qarmoutus "Taxonomy Details for Trachicaranx". Arctos. Retrieved 30 November...

1983: Compendium of Seashells, pg.40. CLENCH, W.J. & ABBOTT, R.T. 1943: The genera Gaza and Livona in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 12: 1–12. QUINN, JAMES...

Drosophilidae. There are nearly 5,000 species of tephritid fruit fly in almost 500 genera of the Tephritidae. Description and genetic analyses are constantly changing...

Carcharhinus is one of the 12 genera of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae. Like all members of the family, they have round eyes, and the pectoral...

Aristolochiaceae, or Birthwort family, are a family of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 species belonging to the order Piperales. The type genus is...

in sub-Saharan Africa. This group of frogs is made up from the following genera: Anhydrophryne – Hogsback Frog (1 species) Arthroleptella – moss frogs (8...

original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-16. http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Malva/treemallow.php?1 Jennifer Tate et al. 2005; Phylogenetic relationships...

passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family has 31 species in three genera. The family name, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher"....

refer to any extinct member of the genus Homo or members from other hominan genera. A humanoid is a vaguely human-shaped entity; the term is typically used...

Sialia of the thrush family (Turdidae). Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. They have blue, or blue and rose beige, plumage. Female...

only 18 cm (Drysdalia) up to 6 m in length (King Cobra). Currently, 61 genera with 231 species are known. Those elapids that live on land look a lot like...

This was once the only genus in the family, but it is now split into four genera. They are evergreen shrubs and trees growing to 35 m (115 ft) tall. The...

small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially in the tropics and subtropics...

groupers. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera" Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Bulletins of American Paleontology...

to Korea and Japan. "Lythraria Bedel". Guide to Palearctic Flea Beetle Genera. United States Government, Department of Agriculture. Archived from the...

considered valuable in some species. There are three extant and three fossil genera currently recognized. †Eoviscaccia incertae sedis Subfamily Chinchillinae...

The common name "oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, such as Lithocarpus. Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with rounded edges...

of the important parts of the bacterial cell, such as its DNA. Only two genera of bacteria can undergo sporulation to form endospores. They are the Bacillus...

in honour of Vasily Zinger. L. Watson, M. J. Dallwitz. "Zingeria". Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved October...

fossil collected from the Bluefield Formation. List of prehistoric bony fish genera Mickle, Kathryn E. (2018). "A new lower actinopterygian fish from the Upper...

fossil record. Most of Gould's empirical research was based on the snail genera Poecilozonites and Cerion. He also contributed to evolutionary developmental...

Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109...

The genus Hylobates is one of the four genera of gibbons. It is the most widespread type of gibbon; there are six or seven species. Individuals in this...

most extinct, and some of the living reptiles and birds. All the living genera are grouped as diapsids. Marjanović, D. (2021). "The Making of Calibration...

common names Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

these is the house sparrow, Passer domesticus. Some authorities place other genera in the sparrow group: Petronia, the rock sparrows; Carpospiza, the pale...

feathers. They live mainly in equatorial regions. There are 145 species in 16 genera. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but will also eat insects and spiders...

Atheriniformes. They also include the brook silverside. About 112 species in 13 genera are distributed throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the New...

triangular. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27....

subfamily of venomous vipers found in Asia and the Americas. There are 23 genera and 155 species which are known. They are the only vipers found in the Americas...

and uniflagellate Trypanosomatidae. The Trypanosomatidae includes several genera which are exclusively parasitic. Trypanosoma brucei causes Sleeping sickness;...

a Z pattern and criss-crosses its prey in sticky liquid. There are five genera of spitting spiders: Dictis (China to Australia) Scyloxes (Kyrgyzstan) Scytodes...

birds from the family Gruidae (order Gruiformes). There are 15 species in 4 genera. The tallest is the sarus crane, Grus antigone, which can grow to a height...

History of Fishes (1931) and A Draft Synopsis of the Orders, Families and Genera of Recent Fishes (1957). Aldemaro Romero Home Page (Archived on 14 September...

including the fossil species. There are about 9,200 living species in 1,260 genera and 106 families. All of them live in the water, most of them in the sea...

family named Lygosominae. The subfamily Egerniinae contains 63 species in 8 genera. Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (eds.). "Egerniinae". The Reptile Database...

Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany. List of prehistoric bony fish genera Arratia, G. (2016). "New remarkable Late Jurassic teleosts from southern...

most successful and diverse of the non-mammalian therapsids, with over 70 genera (types) known. All of them had the same basic body plan. They were built...

Allothrissops Uarbryichthys Aspidorhynchus List of prehistoric bony fish genera Alvarado-Ortega, J.; Brito, P. M. (2016). "A Jurassic pleuropholid fish...

and northern Mexico. The siren family (Sirenidae) is subdivided into two genera, with two species each: Family SIRENIDAE Genus Pseudobranchus (Gray, 1825)...

damselflies. There are over 3,000 living species of mayfly, in over 400 genera in 42 families. At mating the female lays her eggs in the water. They settle...

ten genera survive to the present. Genera surviving today comprise 56% of the genera in Baltic amber fossils (early Oligocene), and 92% of the genera in...

the most diverse of the subfamilies in the Pomacentridae with around 21 genera and approximately 200 species. The species within the Pomacentrinae have...

Ferdinand Priem. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

described species went extinct during the Quaternary. Oligocene North American genera, such as Apternodus, have been suggested as relatives of Solenodon. Whidden...

yet revealed.p240, 246 These three families are represented by the three genera Rhamphorhynchus, Dimorphodon and Eudimorphodon. At least one more family...

armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one". There are about 10 living genera and about 20 species of armadillo. Their average length is about 75 centimeters...

two small teeth in between. Fistularioides List of prehistoric bony fish genera Palaeonisciformes Perleidiformes "The Paleobiology Database Gabanellia"...

grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There are 18 species in two genera, with most species in the genus Turnix and one species in the genus Ortyxelos...

Cebinae. They are native to Central and South America. There are only two genera: Cebus and Sepajus. Cebus has the gracile capuchins, and Sepajus has the...

Green PS, Götz E (1990). Kramer KU, Green PS (eds.). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Vol. 1: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Berlin: Springer-Verlag...

1988. Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera): a biosystematic revision of genera of fourteen families, with a reclassification of species. C.A.B. International...

Dermocystida is a order of parasitic eukaryotes. It has one family with many genera, Rhinosporidiaceae. Family Rhinosporidiaceae Mendoza et al. 2001 Genus Amphibiocystidium...

Acipenseriformes. There are 8 genera in total, the two main species being the American and Chinese paddlefish, and the other 5 being fossil genera. Aside from the American...

group of the craniates. They are a small group of about 30 species in two genera. Lancelets are usually found buried in sand in shallow parts of temperate...

brightly marked and have large, often-colorful bills. The family includes five genera and over forty different species. Toucans are resident breeders and do not...

Atractosteus africanus List of fish common names List of prehistoric bony fish genera Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Gigantura in FishBase...

species living; the fossil species number 12,000. Lingula, one of the oldest genera of brachiopods, has survived from the earliest Ordovician to the present...

not scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 species in about 153 genera. Much like a spider, the body of a Solifugid is separated into an opisthosoma...

Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 2 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010. "Ir. G.J.M. Braks (CDA)" (in Dutch). Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Retrieved 28...

2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Dryer's Papuan Language Families and Genera This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding...

in this family are called "click beetles". Athous is one of the largest genera of click beetles, containing more than a hundred species. Species were first...

Jeremy R. 2006. Estimates of body size and geological time of origin for 612 dinosaur genera (Saurischia, Ornithischia). Florida Scientist, 69(4): 243-257....

There are about 469 genera of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. Abagazara Distant, 1905 c g Abricta Stål, 1866 c g Abroma Stål, 1866 i c g Aceropyga Duffels...

The long-beaked echidnas make up one of the two genera (Genus Zaglossus) of echidna. Echidna is a spiny monotreme that lives in New Guinea. There are three...

found in fresh water. There are approximately 1,000 chytrid species, in 127 genera, distributed among 5 orders. Chytrids get their energy mostly from non-living...

Botany 10: 381-489. Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information...

Holocnemus pluchei Holocnemus reini Some species were transferred into other genera: Holocnemus aurouxi, Barrientos, 2019 → Maghreba aurouxi Holocnemus culicinus...

California and are perhaps the largest tree in the world. There are three living genera. There were once more species of redwood trees, but most have become extinct...

also glow-worms. The family occurs only in the New World, and has about 30 genera. Both the females and larvae are bioluminescent: they have organs that can...

woodwardi Megalurus Synergus Urocles Sinamia List of prehistoric bony fish genera The Paleobiology Database Amiopsis entry MartÍn-Abad, Hugo; Poyato-Ariza...

extinct in the Cenozoic era (from 65 million years ago to present day). Some genera have mycorrhiza, fungal associations with roots (Pinus). In some others...

dinosaurs, and are still living, but are now much less common. Only nine genera (about 100 species) of cycads are extant nowadays. In the Lower Jurassic...

(Laramie Formation), USA. With the exception of birds, it was one of the last genera of dinosaurs. Its remains were found three meters from the boundary clay...

some animals such as horses. The tannins can be soaked out, using water. (genera Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis, in the family Fagaceae) Janzen...

This is a list of the diversity of the Lepidoptera showing the number of genera and species described for each superfamily. It also shows the family. "Lepidoptera...

(Hoodwinker sunfish) Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

stenospondylus Caturus stenoura Caturus velifer List of prehistoric bony fish genera Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the...

tolweb.org. Archived from the original on 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2009-08-15. "Genera in GRIN for family". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved...

creature (1-8 mm) are known worldwide, with about 360 species of 36 different genera in Europe and some 800 species in North America. The larvae of most gall...

passerine families, this family's taxonomy is in a state of flux. Many genera in South and Central America are more closely related to tanager clades...

Taxonomic Information System. Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1791. Genera Plantarum 2: 542 "Liatris". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Nesom,...

winter in different places. There are 19 different species of stork, in six genera. The marabou stork is the largest species of stork. The Abdim's stork is...

lemures, which means "ghosts". Lemur are divided into eight families, with 15 genera and about 100 living species. However, lemur classification is controversial:...

bony fish Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original...

34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391. Hepialidae genera Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine This short article about biology...

Longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851). Species of several other genera (all in the family Scombridae) have common names containing "tuna": Skipjack...

by the manta rays and the eagle rays. As Nelson sees it, there are seven genera in the family, in three subfamilies. In our classification, the three groups...

growth. Apomixis is seeds not made by fertilisation of the embryos. Some big genera, like hawkweed, dandelion and Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis) all use...

are symmetrical, and are heart-shaped when viewed from the end. In most genera there are numerous radial ribs (ridges on the shell). The genus Laevicardium...

0-12-547665-5. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original...

tail. There has been trouble with naming. Some specimens are put in other genera, like Dromiceiomimus and Struthiomimus. In 1995, 2008 and 2009, three O...

(with Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher), 1832 Rutaceae. Fragmenta botanica, 1834 Genera filicum, 84 pp. 1834–1836 Aroideae, 1853-1857 Analecta botanica (with Theodor...

digits have flattened nails. At present, the family Hominidae includes four genera and eight species. However, if fossil hominids were included, all of the...

small family of sawflies known from fewer than 50 living species in five genera, with an extensive fossil record. They are the oldest fossil Hymenoptera...

illustrated) in an important monograph. Well-known pelycosaurs include the genera Dimetrodon, Sphenacodon, Edaphosaurus, and Ophiacodon. The pelycosaurs were...

lithoautotrophic meaning they do not need organic substance to live. There are two genera: Nitrosomonas Nitrosospira George M. Garrity, Don J. Brenner, Noel R. Krieg...

aspidorhyncheans, has a pointy rostrum. However, it is thinner compared to other genera like the almost identical Aspidorhynchus. It possesses a long body. Bryant...

A swan (Cygnini) is a kind of water bird, from the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba. They are in the subfamily Anserinae, in the family Anatidae, which also...

Grylloblattodea, and sometimes in its own order, Grylloblattaria. It contains 5 genera and 25 species. H.V. Hoell, J.T. Doyen & A.H. Purcell (1998). Introduction...

Kew Botanic Garden's Palm Genera list Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine A list of the currently acknowledged genera by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens...

stages have been found. They are a large group of some 40 families and 160 genera.p322 Fossils have been found on every continent. Their evolutionary history...

The polydnaviruses (PDV) are a family of insect viruses. There are two genera: ichnoviruses (IV) and bracoviruses (BV). The ichnoviruses occur in ichneumonid...

over 120 species of living cuttlefish, in 5 genera. Sepiadariidae contains seven species and two genera; all the rest are in the Sepiidae. CLASS CEPHALOPODA...

herbaceous monocots. There are between 100,000 and 126,000 species in 880 genera. They make up between 6 and 11% of all seed plants. Orchids can be found...

It is part of the subfamily Hylinae of the family Hylidae. It has these genera: Aplastodiscus Lutz, 1950 – canebrake treefrogs (16 species) Boana Gray...

one at the mouth (oral) and one at the waist (ventral). There are five genera: Gorgorodera Gorgoderina Phyllodistomum Probolitrema Staphylorchis Looss...

for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. It is a member of the Iridaceae family It is a popular garden flower. Irises...

(1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima...

Broom (shrub), a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrub genera from the Cytiseae tribe Broom (album), an album by the American indie band...

As a result of genetic research, the other species were put in three new genera. The genus Carica was given that name by Linnaeus because the leaves of...

small one will often be called mouse. Besides members of the Rattus and Mus genera, others sometimes get these names, for example the pack rat and cotton mouse...

of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10...

analyses have shown they are a clade. There are about 240 species and about 35 genera in this family. Many species are threatened or endangered due to loss of...

is a family of the extinct order Creodonta, which contains several dozen genera. The Hyaenodonts were important mammalian predators that arose during the...

Long-finned pike Three-spined stickleback List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera Wueringer, B. E., Squire, L., & Collin, S. P. (2009). The biology of extinct...

1818 Cynoscion Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2016-07-05....

probably a slow swimmer but highly maneuverable. List of prehistoric bony fish genera Xu, G. -H.; F.- X., Wu. (2011). "A deep-bodied ginglymodian fish from the...

large, broad skulls, Gorgonopsinae, which included most of the gorgonopsid genera. Inostranceviinae meaning "Gorgon arch," Gorgon was a beast in Greek mythology...

Clostridia are a class of Firmicutes, including Clostridium and other similar genera. The Clostridia are obligate anaerobes. They lack aerobic respiration, and...

Poales. They are similar adaptations to a similar life-style. With about 780 genera and about 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family...

its larvae. The Tarantula hawk is any type of spider wasp which is in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis in the family Pompilidae (spider wasps). Most species...

Chile Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma rufum), may already be dead. There are two genera, or genuses, in this group: Insuetophrynus Barrio, 1970 (1 species) Rhinoderma...

croakers in reference to how they croak. The family has 298 species in 67 genera. Sciaenidae was first made in 1829 by Georges Cuvier. Fishes of the World...

used to refer to several species of plants. These plants belong to the genera Brassica or Sinapis. They have tiny seeds. These seeds can be used as a...

plants native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. It is one of the three genera in the banana family, Musaceae, and includes the false banana or enset (E...