occurring within or affecting all members of a species
infraspecific variation
infraspecific in American English
(ˌɪnfrəspəˈsɪfɪk)
adjective
of or pertaining to any taxon or category within a species, as a subspecies
infraspecific in American English
(ˌinfrəspɪˈsɪfɪk)
adjective
of or pertaining to a subdivision of a species, as a subspecies, variety, or cultivar
Word origin
[1935–40; infra- + specific]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, complementation, hard core, roadblock, roomette
Examples of 'infraspecific' in a sentence
infraspecific
Besides, a number of infraspecific taxa have been distinguished.
P. W. LEENHOUTS 1956, 'FLORAE MALESIANAE PRAECURSORES XII*SOME NOTES ON THE GENUS DICHAPETALUM (DICHAPETA-LACEAE) IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND MELANESIA', Reinwardtiahttp://e-journal.biologi.lipi.go.id/index.php/reinwardtia/article/view/995. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Some species are highly polymorphic, with a number of infraspecific taxa.
Vjera Bilušić Vundać 2019, 'Taxonomical and Phytochemical Characterisation of 10 Stachys Taxa Recordedin the Balkan Peninsula Flora: A Review', Plantshttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/2/32. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two hundred and fifty-seven genera, 361 species, and 27 infraspecific taxa were identified.
Amy K. Buthod, Bruce W. Hoagland 2016, 'A Floristic Inventory of the University of Oklahoma's Kessler Atmospheric and EcologicalField Station, McClain County, Oklahoma', Oklahoma Native Plant Recordhttp://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/ONPR/article/view/7185/6619. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There are many discussions about its infraspecific variations.
Seyed Mehdi Talebi, Reza Rezakhanlou, A V. Matsyura 2017, 'Do we have infraspecific taxa of Salvia multicaulis Vahl. (Lamiaceae) in Iran?', Ukrainian Journal of Ecologyhttp://ojs.mdpu.org.ua/index.php/biol/article/view/2075. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Finally, the list was rationalised by excluding all synonyms and dubious infraspecific taxa.
Alan M. Fryday 2015, 'A new checklist of lichenised, lichenicolous and allied fungi reported from SouthAfrica', Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservationhttps://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/148. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Four new combinations are proposed in order to reposition infraspecific taxa.
Weliton José da Silva, Regine Jahn, Thelma Alvim Veiga Ludwig, Friedel Hinz, MariângelaMenezes 2015, 'Typification and taxonomic status re-evaluation of 15 taxon names within the speciescomplex Cymbella affinis/tumidula/turgidula (Cymbellaceae, Bacillariophyta)', PhytoKeyshttp://phytokeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4782. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two-hundred and six genera, 279 species and 52 infraspecific taxa were identified.
Amy K. Buthod, Bruce W. Hoagland 2015, 'Contributions to the Flora of Cimarron County and the Black Mesa Area', Oklahoma Native Plant Recordhttp://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/ONPR/article/view/6281/5766. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sequential unsupervised multivariate analysis enabled the recognition of all species and infraspecific taxa; however, a suboptimal classification rate was achieved.
Noemí López-González, Santiago Andrés-Sánchez, Blanca M Rojas-Andrés, M MontserratMartínez-Ortega 2018, 'Divide and conquer! Data-mining tools and sequential multivariate analysis to searchfor diagnostic morphological characters within a plant polyploid complex (Veronicasubsect. Pentasepalae, Plantaginaceae).', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6025878?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)