I'm curious, humans are the only living species in its genus... so do any other animals share this trait?
2007-10-11 16:30:46 · 7 answers · asked by jwrig2 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes there are some species that even have their own Families. However, you can make the argument this is only because most species in the world haven't been identified yet. It's not uncommon for "new" species discoveries to get their own genus and even family.
There's no easy way to search for them on the internet though...not that I can find. I've only found Catapterix crimaea (an insect) so far. I know I've passed by a few more in my readings and studies though. I'll search for a few more and post them if I find some.
Interesting question!
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Searching for "new genus" seems to nail some.
Xenoperdix udzungwensis, Udzungwa Forest-partridge
Not a solo-species genus, but Symbion (microscopic organisms localized to lobster mouths) was actually classified into a new *Phyla* when it was found in 1995! At the time it only had one species, but since then, it has three or more.
2007-10-11 16:41:38 · answer #1 · answered by yutgoyun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of them. To some extent, there is the problem that classification is not carved in stone. The animal I worked on for my dissertation has been considered as everything from four species to one species with four subspecies. Animals get transferred form one genus to another or a genus may be broken up ("split") into several genera. Conversely, someone may "lump" genera into one. It depends on who worked on the taxonomy of the group last and whether that taxonomist is followed by other workers.
2007-10-13 15:26:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capitalized and italicized. All taxonomic classes above and including genus are capitalized. It's an old convention to italicize anything latin (this includes per se, et al., law terms...). But this one isn't always followed as closely today. Capitalization is more important.
2016-05-22 00:38:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm... yes, there are probably other genii which have only one species, but I can't think of any right now. About the best place to look is on the Tree of Life website
2007-10-11 16:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but they can share the genus. Probably apes are the closest trait.
2007-10-11 16:36:19 · answer #5 · answered by DiDude 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Another example is Ginkgo biloba.
It is the only remaining member of its *phylum*:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Gingko
Species: Biloba
2007-10-12 00:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by gribbling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okapi johnstoni (okapi), Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil), also the Asian elephant and the aardvark. And there are others.
2007-10-11 17:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋