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Record 1 2009-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

A genus of fossil plants or imperfect fungi classified according to their asexual organs.

OBS

genus: One of the major groups in the classification of living things, made up of a group of species that are similar to each other. A genus is below a family and above a species. Plural form: genera.

OBS

form genera: A generic name for plant fossils with the same form or morphology.

OBS

form genus: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • form genera

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[...] la classification des acritarchs dans les genres de forme est entièrement artificielle, elle n'est pas sans mérite, car les taxa de forme montrent les traits semblables aux taxa véritables [...]

OBS

genre de forme : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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