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The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, it is found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
Capitalize scientific names above the rank of species, and italicize them from the rank of genus downward. Common (vernacular) names of species and other groupings are lower case except where they contain a proper name. Names of standardized domesticated varieties/breeds may be capitalized, but not informal landraces or types.
Common names of animal species are written either in title case or sentence case depending upon the taxonomic group (shown below). In title case, the first letter of every important word is capitalized (e.g., Grey Currawong, Duke of Burgundy), except for words that follow a hyphen (e.g., Brown-headed Spider Monkey).
Is there still consensus that the names of cetacean species should always be capitalized, e.g. "Orca" not "orca"? I know the arguments on both sides of the debate. I'm just wondering if our current practice of always capitalizing is what the community actually wants. Kla’quot (talk | contribs) 02:42, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization.In English, capitalization is primarily needed for proper names, acronyms, and for the first letter of a sentence. [a] Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia.
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Alternatively, it could be possible that Trump simply doesn't know the conventions of English capitalization, which generally dictate that only proper nouns and the first word of a sentence get ...
APA Style is a “down” style, meaning that words are lowercase unless there is specific guidance to capitalize them such as words beginning a sentence; proper nouns and trade names; job titles and positions; diseases, disorders, therapies, theories, and related terms; titles of works and headings within works; titles of tests and measures; nouns followed by numerals or letters; names of ...