In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use See more

BioCode
A more radical approach was made in 1997 when the IUBS/IUMS International Committee on … See more

Some protists, sometimes called ambiregnal protists, have been considered to be both protozoa and algae, or protozoa See more

• Binomial nomenclature
• Botanical nomenclature
• Chemical nomenclature See more

With all naturalists worldwide adopting binominal nomenclature, there arose several schools of thought about the details. It became … See more

Starting point
The starting point, that is the time from which these codes are in effect (usually retroactively), varies from group to group, and sometimes from rank to rank. In botany and mycology, the starting point is often 1 May 1753 ( See more

The zoological code does not regulate names of taxa lower than subspecies or higher than superfamily. There are many attempts to introduce some order on the nomenclature of these taxa, including the PhyloCode, the Duplostensional Nomenclatural … See more