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83 The naming of organisms (and plant communities)
genus, i.e. one chosen from a series of syntypes; a type species by
subsequent designation; see also lectotype.
genome: (1) (not nomenclatural), the full complement of inheritable genetic
material of an organism encoded in the DNA (or in some cases
RNA). (2) (vir.) the polynucleotide molecule or molecules which
contain(s) the information needed for productive replication on a
virus in nature.
genomorph: (1) a polyphyletic taxon at the rank of genus or subgenus
which contains superficially similar, but not closely related, taxa. (2)
(palaeo.) a species that differs from the type species of the genus as
a consequence of evolutionary changes over an extended period of
time.
genomospecies: (prok., not nomenclatural), a species defined by DNA
relatedness, whether named or not; a genospecies (q.v.)
genomotype: (prok., not nomenclatural), a particular genetic make-up of an
individual or taxon; see also genotype.
genomovar: (prok., not nomenclatural): genomic groups of a
genomospecies (q.v.).
genoneotype: (zool., unoff.) a genotype with a neotype.
genonym, [geneonym] : (zool., unoff.) the name of a genus.
genoparatype: (zool., unoff.) a genotype with a paratype.
genoplesiotype: (zool., unoff.) used to replace plesiotype (q.v.) when
employed at generic rank.
genospecies: (1) (zool., unoff.) interbreeding populations of interfertile
morphs contributing to a common gene pool. (2) (prok., unoff.) a
group of strains amongst which genetic exchange occurs. See also
genomospecies.
genosyntype: (zool., unoff.) one of a series of species on which a genus
was established, where none was designated as the type by the
author.
genotype: (1) (not nomenclatural) the total genetic make-up of an
individual, organism or taxon, regardless of its outward appearance;
see also phenotype. (2) (zool., obsol.) the specimen on which a