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Meaning of "subfamily"
A subfamily is a taxonomic category that ranks below family and above genus
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- A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
- A secondary or subordinate grouping.
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Panicoideae is a subfamily of the true grass family.
Tetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily.
Etroplinae is a subfamily in the cichlid family of fishes.
Tetrastes is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily.
Ptychochrominae is a subfamily in the cichlid family of fish.
Halomenia is the only genus in this subfamily.
This subfamily includes only a few genera.
Adult moths of this subfamily do not feed.
The subfamily is defined largely on biochemical criteria.
Three genera in this subfamily are recognized.
This subfamily is common on all terrestrial habitats.
The species in the subfamily are true aroids.
The subfamily is split into five tribes.
The systematics of the subfamily is under revision.
This subfamily of potassium channels is mechanically gated.
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Its members are the largest of the subfamily.
They are a subfamily of the ureides acylureas.
Aristea is also a member of this subfamily.
Damselflies in this subfamily are very small in size.
The subfamily is recognized as monophyletic as all genera included in it.
Dolichopezinae is a subfamily of true crane fly.
This subfamily has a global distribution.
Most larvae of this subfamily are predatory.
This subfamily contains four genera.
Gryposuchinae is an extinct subfamily of gavialid crocodylians.
The subfamily contains seven species.
The biology of the subfamily is complex.
A subfamily is a group of genera sharing certain common characters.
Species within this subfamily have a worldwide distribution.
Molecular data support the monophyly of the subfamily.
Ponginae is a subfamily in the hominidae family.
There are seven genera in this subfamily.
This large subfamily is here divided into tribes.
Workers have established that this subfamily is monophyletic.
This subfamily contains nine genera.
These indicated that it should be placed in a separate subfamily.
The subfamily has been studied extensively.
The brief description is based on that of the subfamily.
Each subfamily has been subdivided into several genera.
A few genera are of uncertain placement within the subfamily.
The subfamily includes three genera.
Callichthys is the most basal genus in the subfamily.
The subfamily includes two tribes.
It has been variously treated as a subfamily or tribe.
The subfamily includes a number of serious crop pests.
Little is known about the biology of this subfamily.
This subfamily has been found to be monophyletic.
Tsingymantis is also often considered a member of this subfamily.
All of this subfamily lay eggs in a small clump.
Phylogenetic research supports the monophyly of the subfamily.
