Species is one of the seven taxonomic ranks used to classify living organisms.
A species can be
defined as a group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Historically speaking, species are described by taxonomists and what's called a
Type
specimen
is catalogued and kept in a museum or other collection where scientists can access it.
The
Type specimen
can be compared with other specimens to determine if they belong to the
same species.
In modern taxonomy scientists now consider a species to be a group of evolving
organisms and have moved away from the idea of a historical
Type specimen
representing the
form of a species.
GENUS
A group of closely related species (plural: genera). The name of the genus is incorporated into
the scientific names of all the member species:
Pieris napi
and
Pieris rapae
, for example, both
belong
to the genus
Pieris
Genus is one of the seven taxonomic ranks used to classify living organisms. Genus is
positioned after Family and before Species.
1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6.
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