Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?
hand written scientific names should be underlined.
scientific names are in Latin and should be italicised.
every species should have a generic name and specific epithet.
generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.
Answers
Answer :-
Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?
(a) Hand written scientific names should be underlined.
(b) Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicised.
(c) Every species should have a generic name and specific epithet.
(d) Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.
Step-by-step Explanation :-
ICBN = International Códe for Botanical Nomenclature.
Option (d.) is against the rules of the ICBN.
Correct Statement: The Generic name starts with capital letter and specific epithet starts with small letter.
More Information –
Carolus Linnaeus gave a system called Binomial Nomenclature.
- Each scientific name has two components :-
Generic name and specific epithet.
For example,
The scientific name of lion is Panthera leo.
- Panthera is the generic name, written in Capital letters.
- leo is the specific epithet, written in small letters.
Few more examples are:
Solanum tuberosum [potato], Magnifera indica [Mango].