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What is a subgenus?

What is a subgenus? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (taxonomy) A subdivision of a genus.
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Subsequent authors, stressing differences in the teeth, have placed M. richardsoni in the subgenus Aulacomys of Rhoads.
However, P. rufuschaneyi does not have the characteristic ligulate nectar disc and apiculate anthers that are also found in subgenus Gomphidium.
One is the distinctive Apodemus agrarius, lone representative of the subgenus Apodemus.
Monroella and Petriea exhibit these features and by the development of indehiscence of the pod, the Huttonella subgenus subsequently arose.
Glycine max belongs to the subgenus Soja, which also contains G. soja and G. gracilis.
Under the latter view Camellia is regarded as a subgenus or section of Thea.

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