Subspecies vs Convivium - What's the difference?
subspecies | convivium |
(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
(biology, taxonomy) A taxon at that rank
(ecology) A geographically isolated population of a species that shows differentiation from other populations of the same species; becomes a subspecies or ecotype
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As nouns the difference between subspecies and convivium
is that subspecies is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below species while convivium is (ecology) a geographically isolated population of a species that shows differentiation from other populations of the same species; becomes a subspecies or ecotype.subspecies
English
Noun
(subspecies)- In zoology and bacteriology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.
