A typical genus in the biological nomenclature is a genus from the base of the name by adding standard suffixes and endings the names of higher systematic categories are formed, in zoology - to the level of the superfamily , in bacteriology - to the class , and in botany - up to the department .
Examples
- Genus Canis ( Dog ). The basis of Can- and the ending -idae give the name of the Canidae family ( Canids, or Dogs ).
- Genus Rosa ( Rose, or Rosehip ). The base of Ros- and the endings -aceae and -ales give the names of the family and order Rosaceae ( Pink ) and Rosales ( Rosaceae, respectively).
The rules and recommendations regarding generic genera and the formation of the names of higher categories are formulated in the relevant international codes: zoological and botanical nomenclature , as well as the code of bacteria nomenclature .
See also
- Nomenclature type
Articles about particular cases of the nomenclature type:
- Typical specimens (the article defines holotype , paratype , lectotype , etc.)
- Type view
Links
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth Edition. Adopted by the International Union of Biological Sciences. Per. from English and fr . - SPb., 2000 .-- 221 p.
- International Code of the Zoological Nomenclature (4th Edition, 2000).
- International Code of the Botanical Nomenclature ("St. Louis Code", 2000).