<genus>

The <genus> tag gives the genus portion of a scientific name inside a <taxon>. It is usually paired with <species> and other taxonomic parts to format organism names consistently.

Use <genus> when marking up biological classification rather than ordinary italicized text.

Syntax

Attributes

This tag has no attributes.

Children

The following may appear as children: Text

Parents

This element may appear as an immediate child of the following elements: <taxon>

Examples