genus

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Leafhoppers in this genus appear almost identical externally, making visual identification extremely difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

While some members of this genus can cause infections in people or animals, they are also considered promising for biotechnology applications.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

The newly identified species, named Araneothrombium brasiliensis, belongs to a genus first described in Costa Rica in 2017.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

Their analysis showed that yeasts from the genus Kazachstania were consistently the most common across all starters.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars are different species within the genus Panthera.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari