subgenus
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thumb|A hoverfly of the subgenus [[Eristalis (Eoseristalis)]] In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
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thumb|A hoverfly of the subgenus [[Eristalis (Eoseristalis)]] In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the tiger cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea (Cypraea) tigris Linnaeus, which belongs to the subgenus Cypraea of the genus Cypraea. However, it is not mandatory, or even customary, when giving the name of a species, to include the subgeneric name.
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