Hi, I hope I do this right. When I display an observation list and an observation is at the subgenus level, the genus does not appear, but only the subgenus. Es. in the attached screenshot, the middle observation is “Subgenus Melanthaxia”. [subgenus] That is a subgenus of genus Anthaxia. I think …

There are lots of places throughout the site and apps where genus should be displayed with the subgenus, so I broadened your request in the title. :) For plants, algae, and fungi, the notation would be Genus subg. Subgenus, and for animals it would be Genus (Subgenus). Not sure about other groups. …

Yes, I agree that would be very helpful. BTW, the subgenus name should definitely be rendered in italics like the genus name and species name! And, for zoology, if and when the entire scientific name is shown, the subgenus should be in parentheses, between the genus name and the species name/ epi…

one of the many things I’ve thought about making a feature request post on here for, definitely a good idea.

Hello everybody. I do not know how the rank of subgenus fits into an organisms taxonomy. how is it related to the genus?

Here is an example. [Screenshot_2020-07-08-07-35-02]

A subgenus is used when species fall into distinct groups within a particular genus—so below genus but above species. Not every genus has subgenera though. You might then wonder why more genera aren’t created to accommodate these groups. Sometimes this does happen; it really just depends on the cons…

Thank you, this was quite helpful.

We’ve been trying to resist making display of iNaturalist taxa rank dependent. As this would add a lot of complexity to how the various names are rendered in various places throughout the site. We’re also a bit worried about the slippery slope of taking on every rule/issue in the taxonomic code whi…

[image] loarie: the slippery slope of taking on every rule/issue in the taxonomic code I agree that this could be a slippery slope for iNaturalist to go down, and housing Author information on the site, for example, would probably be of pretty limited benefit versus cost. But to me this part…

Display genus along with subgenus, section, etc

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bug_girl July 8, 2020, 12:36pm 11

Here is an example.

What is the difference between a genus and a subgenus?

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Display genus along with subgenus, section, etc

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