Table 1. The many different terms used in the pathogen population genetic literature to designate the same evolutionary entity (near-clade).

Viruses	Bacteria	Parasitic protozoa	Fungi
clades	clades	assemblages	AFLP groups
clusters	clonal complexes	clades	clades
genogroups	clonal lineages	clonal lineages	clonal lineages
genotypes	clusters	clones	clusters
major genotypes	genetic groups	clusters	clonal groups
major lineages	genoclouds	core subgroups	genetically distinct subgroups
phylogenetic groups	groups	discrete typing units (DTUs)	genotypes
	lineages	genetic groups	genotypic groups
		genotypes	groups
		groups	lineages
		haplotypes	molecular genotypes
		lesser subgroups	molecular types
		populations	phylogenetic species
		subassemblages	subclusters
		subgroups	subgenotypes
		subpopulations	subgroups
		subtypes	subpopulations
		subtype groups	varieties
		types