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What is a genus and what is a species?
Taxonomy is the scientific classification of organisms. Plant
and animal taxonomy is arranged in a hierarchy, from phylum down to
species.
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- A species is a group of individuals that do not successfully
interbreed with individuals of other groups.
- A genus is a group of closely related species.
- In scientific names, the first word is the genus name, and the
second word denotes the species. Thus, in the example, Eleocharis
baldwinii, Eleocharis is the genus name, and Eleocharis baldwinii is
the species name.
- The term, Eleocharis spp., refers to all 150 species in the
Eleocharis genus.
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