Subspecies (commonly abbreviated subsp. or ssp.) in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, or a taxonomic unit in that rank (plural: subspecies). A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one.
Examples[]
- Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris (Beetroot)
- Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. atrosepticum (Blackleg of potato)
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On WikiGardener species and genera are always written in italics.
See also[]
- Form (f.)
- Forma specialis (f.sp. or ff. spp.)
- Species (sp. or spp.)
- Subforma (subf.)
- Subvariety (subvar.)
- Variety (var.)
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