Genus

(Plural: genera). The division of classification into a family is divided and which has one or more species, i.e. the rank below a family, descended from a common ancestor. A genus is made up of a group of structurally or phylogenetically related species.

A genus that contains a single species is known as monotypic.

Examples

 * Bluebirds are in the genus Sialia.
 * Fairy-bluebirds are in the genus Irena.
 * Indian and Sumatran Rhinoceroses are in the genus Rhinoceros.
 * Cheetahs are in the genus Acinonyx.
 * Komodo Dragon and monitors are in the genus Varanus.
 * Gharial is in the genus Gavialis.
 * Poison dart frogs are in the genus Dendrobates.
 * Hellbender is in the genus Cryptobranchus.
 * Lionfish are in the genus Pterois.
 * Coelacanths are in the genus Latimeria.
 * Horn sharks are in the genus Heterodontus.
 * Frilled sharks are in the genus Chlamydoselachus.