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  2. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    No other rank can have a name composed of two names. Examples: Species Giraffa camelopardalis. Subspecies have a name composed of three names, a "trinomen": generic name, specific name, subspecific name: Subspecies Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi. Taxa at a rank above species have a name composed of one name, a "uninominal name".

  3. Binomial nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Such a name is called a binomial name (often shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, binominal name, or a scientific name; more informally, it is also called a Latin name. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the system is also called binominal nomenclature , [ 1 ] with an "n" before the "al" in "binominal", which is ...

  4. Nomenclature codes - Wikipedia

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    These codes differ in terminology, and there is a long-term project to "harmonize" this. For instance, the ICN uses "valid" in "valid publication of a name" (=the act of publishing a formal name), with "establishing a name" as the ICZN equivalent. The ICZN uses "valid" in "valid name" (="correct name"), with "correct name" as the ICN equivalent ...

  5. List of short species names - Wikipedia

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    The species name is after its collector, Mr. Jun Li from Jinan, China. [63] Pao abei (Roberts, 1998) - family Tetraodontidae. A species of freshwater pufferfish found in the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins in Southeast Asia. It was originally described as Tetraodon abei, the specific name honoring Japanese ichthyologist Tokiharu ...

  6. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna) - Wikipedia

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    The name sardine is used for many different species of small, oily fishes; the appropriate things to do are to write an article describing the attributes the species have in common under that name, and create separate articles for each genus. However, when there is a clear core meaning for the common name, with other meanings by analogy, then ...

  7. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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    a-, an-: Pronunciation: /ə/, /a/, /ən/, /an/.Origin: Ancient Greek: ἀ-, ἀν-(a, an-). Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the ...

  8. File:How a scientific spat over how to name species turned ...

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    English: How a scientific spat over how to name species turned into a big plus for nature - Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is the foundation of modern biology. It might sound like a fairly straightforward exercise, but in fact it’s complicated and often

  9. Template:Format species list - Wikipedia

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    Examples from Template:Format_species_list/testcases ‹ The template below ( Test case ) is being considered for merging with Testcase. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.