Question

what are the rules for binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

Following rules should be observed while righting of binomial.
1. The name of the genus should always be capitalized.
2. Species name should not be capitalized.
3. Binomial when written should always be underlined separately; when printed italicized.
4. The name or abbreviated name of the scientist describing the species for first time should be written after binomial. E. g. Pseudomonas syringae Val Hall.
5. If the name is revised, the name of the original describer should be written in bracket followed by the name of the revising scientist. E.g. Xanthomonas compestris pv Oryzae Dye.
6. To avoid confusion the same binomial should not be used to name two different species.
7. The year in which organism was described should be written after the name of the author or scientist.

Answer 2

The rules of binomial nomenclature are:

• In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature also known as binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature, is a formal system for naming species by giving each word made up of two parts, both of which use Latin language forms, although not based on names from others.
• Languages.
• Such a name is called binomial name binomen, binominal name or scientific name; it is also commonly called the Latin word.

System and rules Binomial Nomenclature:

• The type name always begins with a capital letter.

• The genre name starts with a lower case letter.

• Scientific names are always written in italics.

• If handwritten, the name of the genre and the name of the species must be underlined.