The aardvark is not closely related to the pig ; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form one variable species of the genus Orycteropus, the sole surviving genus in the family Orycteropodidae.

Thelymitra is an example of a genus where the lower petal is similar in appearance to the other petals.

Blandfordia is the only genus in the family Blandfordiaceae, with four species distributed in eastern Australia.

The genus Cyanastrum is sometimes placed in its own family Cyanastraceae.

The most conspicuous genus in the family is Aloe.

Agapanthus, native to South Africa, is the sole genus of the subfamily.

For example, Pyrethrum ( refers to several Old World plants of the genus Chrysanthemum ) is a natural insecticide with minimal environmental impact.

Wormwood, a genus that includes the sagebrush, is used as a source of flavoring for absinthe, a bitter classical liquor of European origin.

The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Allium.

Allieae contains only one genus Allium ( Milula is merged with Allium in the latest systems ).

The Latin name ' Asteraceae ' is derived from the type genus Aster, which is a Greek term, meaning " star ".

The name is derived from the type genus Apium, which was originally used by Pliny the Elder circa 50 AD for a celery-like plant.

Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell ( endocarp ) surrounding the seed.

Ardipithecus is a fossil hominoid, described by its discoverers as a very early hominin genus.

Albertosaurus (; meaning " Alberta lizard ") is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago.

The type species, A. sarcophagus, was apparently restricted in range to the modern-day Canadian province of Alberta, after which the genus is named.

In Central and South America, the alligator family is represented by five species of the genus Caiman, which differs from the alligator by the absence of a bony septum between the nostrils, and the ventral armour is composed of overlapping bony scutes, each of which is formed of two parts united by a suture.

* Avicennia, a genus of mangrove named after Ibn Sīnā

Heinrich Göppert named the common amber-yielding pine of the Baltic forests Pinites succiniter, but as the wood does not seem to differ from that of the existing genus it has been also called Pinus succinifera.

He identified the mould as being from the Penicillium genus, and, after some months of calling it " mould juice ", named the substance it released penicillin on 7 March 1929.

Bacterial genus Escherichia ( for example, Escherichia coli ) was named after him in 1919, eight years after his death.

Yersin named it Pasteurella pestis in honor of the Pasteur Institute, where he worked, but in 1967 it was moved to a new genus, renamed Yersinia pestis in honor of Yersin.

In botany the Circaea are plants belonging to the enchanter's nightshade genus named from her.

Diprotodon skull, clearly showing the large front teeth for which the genus is named and the dentition adapted for Browsing ( predation ) | browsing

Phacopid trilobite Eldredgeops rana crassituberculata, the genus is named after Niles Eldredge

In 1915, Walter T. Swingle reclassified them in a segregate genus, Fortunella, named in honor of Robert Fortune.

Also, a genus of lichen has been named Zamenhofia rosei in his honour.

The great Swedish botanist Linnaeus named the genus Malpighia in honor of Marcello Malpighi's work on plants ; Malpighia is the type genus for the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical flowering plants.

The great Swedish botanist Linnaeus named the genus Malpighia in honor of Malpighi ’ s work with plants ; Malpighia is the type genus for the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical flowering plants.

Oregano ( or ), scientifically named Origanum vulgare by Carolus Linnaeus, is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the mint family ( Lamiaceae ).

The name of the genus, Pongo, comes from a 16th-century account by Andrew Battell, an English sailor held prisoner by the Portuguese in Angola, which describes two anthropoid " monsters " named Pongo and Engeco.

The genus Alpinia, belonging to the order Zingiberaceae ( Ginger Family ), was named after him by Linnaeus.

The genus now known as Pterodactylus was originally named Petro-Dactyle by Cuvier in 1809, though this was a typographical error, later corrected by him to Ptéro-Dactyle.

In 1871, Marsh named the find Pterodactlyus Oweni, assigning it to the well-known ( but much smaller ) European genus Pterodactylus.

Based on these specimens, Cope named two new species, Ornithochirus umbrosus and Ornithochirus harpyia, in an attempt to assign them to the large European genus Ornithocheirus.

Cope conceded in 1875 that Marsh's names did have priority over his, but maintained that Pterodactylus umbrosus was a distinct species ( but not genus ) from any that Marsh had named previously.

He soon realized his mistake, and re-classified that specimen into a separate genus, which he named Nyctosaurus.

He placed P. sternbergi into the genus named by Miller, Geosternbergia, along with the Pierre Shale skull specimen which Bennett had previously considered to be a large male P. longiceps.

Because of the great diversity of forms found in this group, the Proteobacteria are named after Proteus, a Greek god of the sea, capable of assuming many different shapes, and it is therefore not named after the genus Proteus.

The genus Amoeba and amoeboids in general both derive their names from the ancient Greek word for change.

Other animals found in the relatively open habitats of the high Andes include the huemul, cougar, foxes in the genus Pseudalopex, and, for birds, certain species of tinamous ( notably members of the genus Nothoprocta ), Andean Goose, Giant Coot, flamingos ( mainly associated with hypersaline lakes ), Lesser Rhea, Andean Flicker, Diademed Sandpiper-plover, miners, sierra-finches and diuca-finches.

Amaranths are recorded as food plants for some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including the nutmeg moth and various case-bearer moths of the genus Coleophora: C. amaranthella, C. enchorda ( feeds exclusively on Amaranthus ), C. immortalis ( feeds exclusively on Amaranthus ), C. lineapulvella and C. versurella ( recorded on A. spinosus ).

For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name " amaryllis " is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors.

If the latter, Amaryllis would be the correct name for the genus Hippeastrum, and a different name would have to be used for the genus discussed here.

Bulbs sold as amaryllis and described as " ready to bloom for the holidays " belong to the allied genus Hippeastrum.

Members of the southeast Asian planthopper genus Ancyra are well known for having a pair of prolonged filaments at the tips of the forewings that arise near a pair of small glossy spots ; this creates the impression of a pair of antennae, with corresponding " eyes " ( a remarkable case of automimicry ).

These include, for example, the beta-lactam antibacterials, which include the penicillins ( produced by fungi in the genus Penicillium ), the cephalosporins, and the carbapenems.

* Acn, abbreviation for the orchid genus Acineta

See Amphisbaenia for information on the suborder and Amphisbaena ( lizard ) for the genus.

The scientific name of an organism is generated from its genus and species, resulting in a single world-wide name for each organism.

Indian-born Ananda Chakrabarty, working for General Electric, had developed a bacterium ( derived from the Pseudomonas genus ) capable of breaking down crude oil, which he proposed to use in treating oil spills.

The zebrafish was referred to in literature as Brachydanio rerio for many years until its reassignment to the genus Danio.

Paleontological classifications have yet to incorporate this new taxonomy, and continue to use Hydrochoeridae for all capybaras, while using Hydrochoerinae for the living genus and its closest fossil relatives, such as Neochoerus.

Aquilegia ( Columbine ) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers.