well, still identifies it as not one of the remaining eight. Which in some case is not trivial. Then one could add a note like “might also be, less likely xxx”.
This in my view is much more informative than a “Genus” only ID. Conveys you have restricted the chance to 2 cases out of 10, and you are picking what you think is more likely (questionable pick or frequency based pick)
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