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Viruses are so narrowly named at the species level (e.g. Human herpesvirus-5) that including the genus would usually be superfluous, and they are capitalized like a genus. The word "virus" at the end of a viral species or genus name is not capitalized. Higher taxa (family, order, etc.) are capitalized but not italicized.
Above the rank of genus, binomial nomenclature and classification are partly independent; for example, a species retains its binomial name if it is moved from one family to another or from one order to another, unless it better fits a different genus in the same or different family, or it is split from its old genus and placed in a newly ...
The name sardine is used for many different species of small, oily fishes; the appropriate things to do are to write an article describing the attributes the species have in common under that name, and create separate articles for each genus. However, when there is a clear core meaning for the common name, with other meanings by analogy, then ...
a multiplication sign "×" placed before the name of an intergeneric hybrid or before the epithet of a species hybrid. An intervening space is optional. e.g.: × Sorbaronia or ×Sorbaronia is the name of hybrids between the genera Sorbus and Aronia, Iris × germanica or Iris ×germanica is a species derived by hybrid speciation
A family or order with a single genus is treated at the article for that genus. A genus with a single species is treated at the article for the genus. (See Template:Speciesbox#Monospecific genera for the taxobox for monotypic genera at the genus name.) An order with a single family is treated at the article for that family.
The first part of the name – the generic name – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus Homo and within this genus to the species Homo sapiens.
Use non-English vocabulary sparingly; for more information, see Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Use other languages sparingly. Certain specialist or non-English terms are not italicized, including musical terminology like minuet and adagio. As a rule of thumb, do not italicize words that appear in multiple major English dictionaries.
Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the results of this process.