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Preferred term

mixogenus  

Definition

  • Genus concept according to which whenever two species are documented to have produced, whether in natural or in artificial conditions, true viable adult diploid hybrids, they should be referred to the same genus, as well as all the other species which by other criteria are considered congeneric with them. (Dubois et al. 2021)

Note

  • Etymology: G: μῖξις (mixis), mixing, sexual intercourse - γένος (genis), race, genus.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Dubois, A., Ohler, A. & Pyron, R. A. (2021) New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians (Lissamphibia). Megataxa, 5, 1‒738. [ https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.5.1.1 ]

Identifier

  • 3040

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-DXM0TLN1-V

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