Reverted edit by Adel9172782 (talk) to last version by Petr Karel← Previous revisionRevision as of 21:49, 1 November 2026 Line 6: Line 6: {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} '''Genus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|iː|n|ə|s}}; {{plural form}}: '''genera''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|n|ər|ə|}}) is a [[taxonomic rank]] above [[species]] and below [[family (taxonomy)|family]] as used in the [[biological classification]] of [[extant taxon|living]] and [[fossil]] organisms as well as [[Virus classification#ICTV classification|virus]]es.{{Cite web|url=https://ictv.global/taxonomy|title=ICTV Taxonomy|date=2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=[[International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses]]|archive-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320103754/https://talk.ictvonline.org/taxonomy|url-status=live}} In [[binomial nomenclature]], the genus forms with the forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. '''Genus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|iː|n|ə|s}}; {{plural form}}: '''genera''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|n|ər|ə|}}) is a [[taxonomic rank]] above [[species]] and below [[family (taxonomy)|family]] as used in the [[biological classification]] of [[extant taxon|living]] and [[fossil]] organisms as well as [[Virus classification#ICTV classification|virus]]es.{{Cite web|url=https://ictv.global/taxonomy|title=ICTV Taxonomy|date=2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=[[International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses]]|archive-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320103754/https://talk.ictvonline.org/taxonomy|url-status=live}} In [[binomial nomenclature]], the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''[[Panthera leo]]'' (lion) and ''[[Panthera onca]]'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''[[Panthera]]''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family [[Felidae]]. :E.g. ''[[Panthera leo]]'' (lion) and ''[[Panthera onca]]'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''[[Panthera]]''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family [[Felidae]].