Sorry Paul, not true.
 
A species name is always a binomen, and consists of a genus name (starts
with a capital) and the so-called epitheton specificum (lowercase) which is
not synonymous with species name, otherwise (logically)  the concept
"species name" would have two meanings, which is of course incorrect.
 
Gijs
 
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> Van: Paul Monfils <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> 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).
>
> Paul M.