microspecies

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ species.

Noun

microspecies (plural microspecies)

  1. (biology) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A genotype that is perpetuated by apomixis.
  2. (biology) A small, typically localized population of organisms that is slightly yet effectively distinct from other closely related forms; a group less inclusive than a species, similar to a subspecies.
    Synonym: jordanon

See also

References

  • Rieger, Rigomar; Michaelis, Arnd and Green, Melvin M. 1968. A glossary of genetics and cytogenetics: Classical and molecular. Springer-Verlag, New York. →ISBN
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