In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

Books and articles sometimes intentionally do not identify species fully and use the abbreviation "sp." in the singular or "spp." in the plural in place of the specific epithet: for example, Canis sp.

ExamplesEdit

• Alternaria spp.

WikiGardenerEdit

On WikiGardener species and genera are always written in italics.

See alsoEdit

• Form (f.)
• Forma specialis (f.sp. or ff. spp.)
• Subforma (subf.)
• Subvariety (subvar.)
• Variety (var.)

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