ICZN
Names animal species
ICZN stands for International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, the organization that governs the scientific naming of animals.
The commission maintains the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, which establishes rules for assigning and prioritizing species names: The ICZN ruled that the older name had priority.
Scientists appeal to the ICZN to resolve disputes over competing names for the same organism.
Expression with two terms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
scientific names · classification · Linnaean · naming · synonymy · homonymy · priority · authorship
Account of characteristics
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- originalFirst or inventive
- journalRecord of daily events
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
availability · date · authorship · citation · reference · literature · registration · electronic
Multicellular motile organism
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
bird · reptile · amphibian · fish · mollusk · arthropod · crustacean · annelid
Formal legal determination
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- caseContainer or instance
- petitionFormal written appeal
- applicationFormal request document
decision · conservation · suppression · designation · amendment · Code · edition · vote
binomial
Expression with two terms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
nomenclature · scientific names · classification · Linnaean · naming · synonymy · homonymy · priority · authorship · publication
description
Account of characteristics
monograph · availability · date · authorship · citation · reference · literature · registration · electronic · paper
animal
Multicellular motile organism
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
mammal · bird · reptile · amphibian · fish · mollusk · arthropod · crustacean · annelid · cnidarian
ruling
Formal legal determination
application · decision · conservation · suppression · designation · amendment · Code · edition · vote · appeal