<species>

The <species> tag gives the species portion of a scientific name inside a <taxon>. It is usually paired with <genus> so the organism name is marked up semantically.

Use <species> for 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