Inbiology asection (Latin:sectio) is ataxonomic rank that is applied differently inbotany andzoology.
Within flora (plants), 'section' refers to abotanical rank below the genus, but above the species:
Within fauna (animals), 'section' refers to an uncommonly usedzoological rank below the order, but above the family:
The rank ofSuperfamily is commonly adopted instead.
TheInternational Code of Nomenclature for Bacteria states that the Section rank is an informal one, between the subgenus and species (as in botany).[1]
