In a message dated 10/2/99 10:28:37 PM, you wrote:

<<Can anyone else think of any  other animal genera that are the same as plant
genera. >>

Here are a few involving Molluscs, though they are not all currently valid
names:

Crucibulum - A cup-shaped fungus, and a limpet-like mollusc (family
Calyptraeidae)

Mycena, Caprinus - These are both names of fungal genera, and junior synonyms
of genera of land snails.

Digitaria - The crab grass that wrecks your lawn, and a marine bivalve
(family Astartidae)

Zebrina - a vine-like decorative plant, and a genus of land snails (family
Buliminidae)

Stellaria - common chickweed, and a genus of carrier shells (Xenophoridae)

Capsella - a weed called shepherd's purse, and a subgenus of Donax (family
Donacidae)

Trigonella - a legume called fenugreek, and a genus of margin shells (family
Marginellidae)

Lens - the common legume called lentil, and a genus of fresh water mussels
(family Unionidae)

Mitella - the plant miterwort, and a junior synonym of Calyptraea (family Caly
ptraeidae)

Phaseolus - the common garden green bean, and a genus in the family
Lametilidae (close to Nuculidae)

Pisum - genus of the garden pea, and a junior synonym of Pisidium (fresh
water fingernail clams)

Dipsacus -