Sentence examples for any genus of from inspiring English sources

Extremely rare are the species identical to living ones, and many have such strange appearance that we would not be able to compare them with any genus of modern seas.

The genus Cephaloidophora contains the most species of any genus of gregarines that infect crustaceans, and members of this group have been characterized from a wide range of hosts, including cirripedes, decapods, and amphipods.

The rabbits that we used were free of any genus of mycoplasma in the sites tested.

Organ-pipe coral, (genus Tubipora), any of a genus of marine animals of the class Anthozoa (phylum Cnidaria).

Saxifrage (genus Saxifraga), also called rockfoil, any of a genus of flowering plants, of the family Saxifragaceae, native in temperate, subarctic, and alpine areas.

Tentacle worm, also called Tentacled Tube Worm, (Thelepus), any of a genus of tube-dwelling segmented worms of the class Polychaeta (phylum Annelida).

Purple sail, also called By-the-wind Sailor, (genus Velella), any of a genus of floating marine animals usually classified in the order Siphonophora (class Hydrozoa) and characterized by a saillike pneumatophore, or gas-filled float.

Ascaris, any of a genus of worms (order Ascaridida, class Secernentea) that are parasitic in the intestines of various terrestrial mammals, chiefly herbivores.

Millepore, also called stinging coral, orpepper coral, (Millepora), any of a genus of invertebrate marine animals comprising the order Milleporina (phylum Cnidaria).

Silk spider (genus Nephila), also called golden silk spider, any of a genus of the class Arachnida (phylum Arthropoda), so named because of the great strength of their silk and the golden colour of their huge orb webs.

Fire ant (genus Solenopsis), also called thief ant, any of a genus of insects in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera, that occur in tropical regions of the world, such as Central and South America, and in some temperate regions, such as North America.