(biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described
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type genus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | genus |
Examples of type genus
type genus
It is the type for the genus Alsophila, which has now been reduced to a section.
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A type genus is that genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed.
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The type genus Concavodonta is composed of three species found in Bavaria, France, and Argentina.
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The hippopotamus is the type genus of the family Hippopotamidae.
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The type genus for that family is the genus Hygromia.
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Taxa above the genus level are often given names based on the type genus, with a standard termination.
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Massospondylus is the type genus of the proposed family Massospondylidae, to which it gives its name.
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It is the type genus that gives its name to the family.
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Lambeosaurus is the type genus of the Lambeosaurinae, the subfamily of hadrosaurids that had hollow skull crests.
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