Rules of Binomial Nomenclature

Today all over the world all scientists follow the same set of taxonomy for naming organisms. 2 different international codes are present which are agreed upon by all scientists all over the world.

• The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN): ICBN with the biological nomenclature of plants.
• The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN): ICZN with the biological nomenclature of animals.
• both codes make sure that each organism gets a specific name.
• The naming follows certain conventions. Each scientific name has two parts
  • Generic name
  • Specific epithet
• All the scientific names of organisms are usually Latin. Hence, they are written in italics.
• Two parts to a name of an organism exist. The first word identifies the genus and the second word identifies the species.
• When the names are handwritten, they are underlined or italicized if typed. This is done to specify its Latin origin.
• The name of the genus starts with a capital letter and the name of the species starts with a small letter.

Binomial Nomenclature is the protocol of naming species in biology using a scientific two-part name, consisting of the genus and the species name. The binomial nomenclature system was introduced by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century and it is still used. Binomial nomenclature is based on the hierarchical classification system known as taxonomy, Nomenclature, in biological classification, is a system of naming organisms.