Standard
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Link works Official standard
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Details
- Origin
- iczn
- Last opened
- Oct 22, 2026
The online edition of the fourth edition of the Code. It governs which scientific name is valid.
How it was checked
Checked on Oct 22, 2026 by a web request. The registry returned: The Code Online | International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
Where this source is used
Cited by 5 statements
Family
- A group of related genera. Animal family names end in -idae, as in Isotomidae and Entomobryidae. (at Article 29, family-group names)
Genus
- A group of closely related species. It is the first word of a scientific name, as in Folsomia. (at Article 5, binominal nomenclature)
Species
- The basic unit of biological naming. A species has a two part scientific name made of its genus and a species word, such as Folsomia candida. (at Article 5, binominal nomenclature)
Synonym
- A second scientific name for the same taxon. Only one name is valid, and the older one usually wins. A trade name or a spelling mistake is not a synonym. (at Glossary)
Taxon
- A named group of organisms at any level, such as a species, a genus or a family. (at Glossary)