Question

Discuss the salient features of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature .

Answer 1

The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature  is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZn Code, for its publisher, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature . The rules principally regulate:

How names are correctly established in the frame of binominal nomenclature[1]

Which name must be used in case of name conflicts

How scientific literature must cite names

Zoological nomenclature is independent of other systems of nomenclature, for example botanical nomenclature. This implies that animals can have the same generic names as plants.