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In more similar than species belonging to different genera. In the which belongs to the genus '' Homo ''. See Scientific Classification and Nomenclature Codes for more details of this system. Also see Type Genus . A genus in one ); and '' Aotus '' is the genus of Golden Peas and Night Monkey s; '' Oenanthe '' is the genus of Wheatear s and Water Dropwort s, and '' Prunella '' is the genus of Accentor s and Self-heal . Obviously, within the same kingdom one particular generic name can apply to only one genus. This explains why the Platypus genus is named ''Ornithorhynchus'' — it was indeed given the name ''Platypus'', by George Shaw in 1799 , but by then that name had already been given to the Ambrosia Beetle by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1793 . Names with the same form but applying to different taxa are called Homonym s. Since beetles and platypuses are both members of the kingdom Animal ia, the name ''Platypus'' could not be used for both. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach published the replacement name ''Ornithorhynchus'' in 1800 . Many genera are divided into Subgenera (singular subgenus). SEE ALSO |