In botany , a section ( Latin : sectio ) is a taxonomic rank below the genus , but above the species . The subgenus , if present, is higher than the section, and the rank of series , if present, is below the section. Sections may in turn be divided into subsections .
3-478: [REDACTED] Look up subsection in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Subsection may refer to: Subsection (botany) , a taxonomic rank for plants, below section and above species Subsection (typography) , a section within a section of a document Subsection (zoology) , a taxonomic rank for animals, below section and above family Topics referred to by
6-416: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Subsection (botany) Sections are typically used to help organise very large genera, which may have hundreds of species. A botanist wanting to distinguish groups of species may prefer to create a taxon at the rank of section or series to avoid making new combinations , i.e. many new binomial names for
9-416: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Subsection . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Subsection&oldid=844115404 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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