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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In [[ICZN|zoology]], a &#039;&#039;&#039;binomen&#039;&#039;&#039;, or binominal name, is the name of a species. The term was introduced in 1953.<br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> :&#039;&#039;Canis lupus&#039;&#039; the [[wolf]]. <br /> <br /> If the generic name has already been mentioned in the same paragraph, it is often abbreviated to the initial letter in subsequent uses (&#039;&#039;C. lupus&#039;&#039;).<br /> <br /> In a [[alpha taxonomy|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.<br /> <br /> It is incorrect to refer to the genus and species as part of a &quot;binomial&quot; nomenclature. Binomial refers to a probability distribution based on a process known as a Bernoulli trial. Instead, the correct term is binominal nomenclature, which consists of a binomen, the genus and species.<br /> <br /> ====See also====<br /> * [[Nomenclature Codes]] <br /> * [[binominal nomenclature]]<br /> * in plants, a species gets a two part name, a [[binary name]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:zoological nomenclature]]</div>

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