Article 5 of International Conde of Zoological Nomenclature states:
 
"The scientific name of a species, and not of a taxon of any other rank,
is a combination of two names (a binomen), the first being the generic
name and the second the specific name; the specific name must always
begin with a lower-case letter."
 
Ciao from Italy
Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli
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>> Van: Paul Monfils <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Onderwerp: Re: Re[2]: Eggs,Eggs,Eggs----- -Reply
>> Datum: donderdag 19 maart 1998 21:49
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>> Actually, the species name per se is not a binomen.  The format used
>> to designate a particular species is a binomen, but that name is a
>> construct formed by adding the species name (with a lower case
>> letter) to the genus name (always capitalized).
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>> Paul M.