Genus
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Genus is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the
Estimated accepted genus totals by kingdom – based on Rees et al., 2020
Type genus
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In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
A female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and her clutch of ducklings. Anas is the type genus for the family Anatidae.