subfamily

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The new findings challenge that view, offering strong evidence that the Podonominae subfamily most likely began in the Southern Hemisphere and later expanded worldwide.

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The subfamilies are major subdivisions of the family, while the tribes and subtribe can contain one or more of genera, which is the classification level just above the species.

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Kane hopes that the vaccine strategy his team identified can be applied to other viruses -- other coronavirus subfamilies as well as other viruses such as influenza viruses.

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This subfamily of snakes is usually harmless to humans and survives on a wide range of foods -- from larger creatures like birds, lizards and frogs to smaller, slimier prey like frog eggs, worms and slugs.

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Even the assignment to the subfamily Larentiinae is not entirely secure and is based on a few features like wing venation.

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