genus coccus
Definition
Noun 1. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae: Genus Coccus is the type genus for the scale insect family Coccidae. It serves as the reference point for the classification of this family.
Usage Notes
- This is a specialized scientific term used in zoological taxonomy (the science of naming and classifying organisms).
- It is always capitalized when referring to the formal genus name: .
- In common usage, "coccus" (lowercase) can refer to any spherical bacterium, but specifically refers to a genus of insects, not bacteria.
Examples
- The insect was identified and placed within Genus Coccus.
- Genus Coccus is the type genus for the family of soft scale insects.
- Taxonomic studies often refer back to Genus Coccus to define characteristics of the Coccidae family.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic hierarchy, is positioned as follows: Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Superfamily Coccoidea > Family Coccidae.
- The designation as the "type genus" means it embodies the defining features of its family.
Variants and Related Words
- Coccidae (noun): The family of scale insects for which is the type genus.
- coccid (noun): Any insect belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea, which includes the family Coccidae.
- coccus (noun, lowercase): In microbiology, any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium (e.g., streptococcus). This is a different, unrelated usage.
Synonyms
- Type genus of Coccidae (descriptive synonym).
Noun
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type genus of the Coccidae
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