Abstract
Nomenclature has been called the handmaid of taxonomy. The nomenclature of the different kinds of living creatures falls into two parts: (a) informal or vernacular names, or very specialized and restricted names; and (b) scientific names of taxonomic groups (taxon, plural taxa). Since scientific names are in Latinized form, they obey the grammar of classic, medieval, or modern Latin (Neo‐Latin). The taxonomic hierarchy is a conventional arrangement. The form of Latinized names differs with the category. The species name consists of two parts. The first is the genus name . This is spelled with an initial capital letter, and is a Latinized substantive. The second is the specific epithet , and is spelled with a lower case initial letter. The Code of nomenclature for bacteria, therefore, established a new starting date of 1980, with a new starting document, the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names.
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