genus

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The insects belong to the genus Batracomorphus, a group of leafhoppers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Genetic analysis confirmed that the organism represents not only a newly identified species but also an entirely new genus.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

The researchers named the genus Algophthora by combining the word 'alga' with the Greek word 'phthora', meaning 'destruction'.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

"This discovery is so much more than a simple snapshot of Paranthropus' occurrence: It sheds fresh light on the driving forces behind the evolution of the genus."

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

She worked for Mikayla’s mom in a lab at Lancaster University and did all these scientific things, talking about plants and genus and species all the time.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller