Genus: Difference between revisions

The scientific name (or the scientific epithet) of a genus is also called the '''generic name'''; in modern style guides and science, it is always capitalised. It plays a fundamental role in [[binomial nomenclature]], the system of naming [[organism]]s, where it is combined with the scientific name of a [[species]]: see [[Botanical name]] and [[Specific name (zoology)]].<ref>{{cite book |author=International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature |author-link= |date=1999 |title= International Code of Zoological Nomenclature |url=https://www.iczn.org/the-code/the-code-online/ |location=London |publisher=The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature |page= |isbn=0 85301 006 4 |access-date=2023-11-10 |archive-date=2021-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903062842/https://www.iczn.org/the-code/the-code-online/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art3 |title=International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants – Melbourne Code |date=2012 |website=IAPT-Taxon.org |access-date=2023-11-10 |archive-date=2020-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010230658/https://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art3 |url-status=live }}</ref>