[Taxacom] word for only species in the genus

[Frederick W. Schueler]

 > On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM John Grehan <calabar.john at gmail.com> 
wrote:

>> Sorry for this rather simple question. I am familiar with monotypic or
>> monobasic for a genus with a single species, but is there a term describing
>> a species that is the sole member of its genus?

* I bet that if "monospecies" had been used for a century it would be 
acceptable. I also wonder if there are single words for what we call an 
"only child" in English, which could be borrowed?

fred.
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