Section (biology)
In
.In botany
Within flora (plants), 'section' refers to a botanical rank below the genus, but above the species:
In zoology
Within fauna (animals), 'section' refers to an uncommonly used zoological rank below the order, but above the family:
The rank of
Superfamily
is commonly adopted instead.
In bacteriology
The
International Code of Nomenclature for Bacteria states that the Section rank is an informal one, between the subgenus and species (as in botany).[1]
References
- ^ "Chapter 3, Rules of Nomenclature with Recommendations, Rule 11", International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria: Bacteriological Code, 1990 Revision
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