Binomen
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In zoology, a binomen, or binomial name, is the name of a species. The term was introduced in 1953.
A binomen is a name consisting of two names: generic name and specific name. Both names are typeset in italics, but only the generic name is capitalised.
- Canis lupus the wolf.
If the generic name has already been mentioned in the same paragraph, it is often abbreviated to the initial letter in subsequent uses (C. lupus).
In a taxonomic publication, a name is incomplete without an author citation and publication details. This indicates who published the name; in what publication; with the date of the publication.
[edit] See also
- Nomenclature Codes
- binominal nomenclature
- in plants, a species gets a two part name, a binary name.
