diff --git a/api/genera.go b/api/genera.go
index e34196a..ded9823 100644
--- a/api/genera.go
+++ b/api/genera.go
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ func serveGenus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return writeJSON(w, genus)
+	return writeJSON(w, models.GenusJSON{Genus: genus})
 }
 
 func serveCreateGenus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	var genus models.Genus
+	var genus models.GenusJSON
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&genus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	created, err := store.Genera.Create(&genus)
+	created, err := store.Genera.Create(genus.Genus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ func serveGenera(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		genera = []*models.Genus{}
 	}
 
-	return writeJSON(w, genera)
+	return writeJSON(w, models.GeneraJSON{Genera: genera})
 }
 
 func serveUpdateGenus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	id, _ := strconv.ParseInt(mux.Vars(r)["Id"], 10, 0)
-	var genus models.Genus
+	var genus models.GenusJSON
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&genus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	updated, err := store.Genera.Update(id, &genus)
+	updated, err := store.Genera.Update(id, genus.Genus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/models/genera.go b/models/genera.go
index f33150d..0b5bedb 100644
--- a/models/genera.go
+++ b/models/genera.go
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ type Genus struct {
 	DeletedAt NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+type GenusJSON struct {
+	Genus *Genus `json:"genus"`
+}
+
+type GeneraJSON struct {
+	Genera []*Genus `json:"genera"`
+}
+
 func (m *Genus) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
 }
@@ -68,13 +76,13 @@ func (s *generaService) Get(id int64) (*Genus, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var genus *Genus
+	var genus *GenusJSON
 	_, err = s.client.Do(req, &genus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return genus, nil
+	return genus.Genus, nil
 }
 
 func (s *generaService) Create(genus *Genus) (bool, error) {
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ func (s *generaService) Create(genus *Genus) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), genus)
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), GenusJSON{Genus: genus})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -111,13 +119,13 @@ func (s *generaService) List(opt *GenusListOptions) ([]*Genus, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var genera []*Genus
+	var genera *GeneraJSON
 	_, err = s.client.Do(req, &genera)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return genera, nil
+	return genera.Genera, nil
 }
 
 func (s *generaService) Update(id int64, genus *Genus) (bool, error) {
@@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ func (s *generaService) Update(id int64, genus *Genus) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("PUT", url.String(), genus)
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("PUT", url.String(), GenusJSON{Genus: genus})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
diff --git a/models/genera_test.go b/models/genera_test.go
index 806da27..aa472b8 100644
--- a/models/genera_test.go
+++ b/models/genera_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestGeneraService_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		called = true
 		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
 
-		writeJSON(w, want)
+		writeJSON(w, GenusJSON{Genus: want})
 	})
 
 	genus, err := client.Genera.Get(want.Id)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestGeneraService_Create(t *testing.T) {
 	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.CreateGenus, nil), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		called = true
 		testMethod(t, r, "POST")
-		testBody(t, r, `{"id":1,"genusName":"Test Genus","createdAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","updatedAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","deletedAt":null}`+"\n")
+		testBody(t, r, `{"genus":{"id":1,"genusName":"Test Genus","createdAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","updatedAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","deletedAt":null}}`+"\n")
 
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 		writeJSON(w, want)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestGeneraService_List(t *testing.T) {
 		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
 		testFormValues(t, r, values{})
 
-		writeJSON(w, want)
+		writeJSON(w, GeneraJSON{Genera: want})
 	})
 
 	genera, err := client.Genera.List(nil)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestGeneraService_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.UpdateGenus, map[string]string{"Id": "1"}), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		called = true
 		testMethod(t, r, "PUT")
-		testBody(t, r, `{"id":1,"genusName":"Test Genus Updated","createdAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","updatedAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","deletedAt":null}`+"\n")
+		testBody(t, r, `{"genus":{"id":1,"genusName":"Test Genus Updated","createdAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","updatedAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","deletedAt":null}}`+"\n")
 
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		writeJSON(w, want)
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ func TestGeneraService_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.DeleteGenus, map[string]string{"Id": "1"}), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		called = true
 		testMethod(t, r, "DELETE")
+		testBody(t, r, "")
 
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		writeJSON(w, want)