Definitions for form genus
form genus

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1. form genusnoun

   (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

2. form genusnoun

   an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms

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1. form genusnoun

   A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of genus with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.

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1. form genus

   Form classification is the classification of organisms based on their morphology, which does not necessarily reflect their biological relationships. Form classification, generally restricted to palaeontology, reflects uncertainty; the goal of science is to move "form taxa" to biological taxa whose affinity is known.Form taxonomy is restricted to fossils that preserve too few characters for a conclusive taxonomic definition or assessment of their biological affinity, but whose study is made easier if a binomial name is available by which to identify them. The term "form classification" is preferred to "form taxonomy"; taxonomy suggests that the classification implies a biological affinity, whereas form classification is about giving a name to a group of morphologically-similar organisms that may not be related.A "parataxon" (not to be confused with parataxonomy), or "sciotaxon" (Gr. "shadow taxon"), is a classification based on incomplete data: for instance, the larval stage of an organism that cannot be matched up with an adult. It reflects a paucity of data that makes biological classification impossible. A sciotaxon is defined as a taxon thought to be equivalent to a true taxon (orthotaxon), but whose identity cannot be established because the two candidate taxa are preserved in different ways and thus cannot be compared directly.

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1. form genus

   A form genus is a term used in paleontology to refer to a taxonomic category that unifies different organisms based on their similar morphological attributes, often due to convergent evolution or morphological similarity, rather than their actual phylogenetic relationships. This means the organisms within a form genus might not be closely related on the evolutionary tree. The use of form genera is particularly common in the study of extinct organisms, such as fossils, where DNA data for more reliable classification is not available.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of form genus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of form genus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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