subspeciation

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ speciation.

Noun

subspeciation (plural subspeciations)

1. (biology, taxonomy) The formation or evolution of a subspecies.
   • 2013, Eduardo H Rapoport, Areography: Geographical Strategies of Species, page 58:

     The first procedure would signify a process of successive subspeciations while the second one would mean simultaneous subspeciations, although this is not mandatory.