International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

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The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is the authoritative body that oversees and interprets the rules for the scientific naming of animals worldwide.

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instanceOf international scientific organization ⓘ
nomenclatural authority ⓘ
zoological organization ⓘ
abbreviation ICZN ⓘ
appliesRulesTo scientific names of animals ⓘ
audience biological nomenclature committees ⓘ
taxonomists ⓘ
zoologists ⓘ
basedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
collaboratesWith museums and natural history institutions ⓘ
zoological taxonomists worldwide ⓘ
composedOf commissioners from different countries ⓘ
elected zoologists ⓘ
establishedFor standardization of animal scientific names ⓘ
field biological nomenclature ⓘ
taxonomy ⓘ
zoological nomenclature ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
goal ensure that each animal taxon has a unique and universally accepted scientific name ⓘ
promote stability in zoological nomenclature ⓘ
promote universality in zoological nomenclature ⓘ
hasPart ICZN Commissioners ⓘ
ICZN Council ⓘ
ICZN Secretariat ⓘ
jurisdiction worldwide ⓘ
language English ⓘ
method adopts amendments to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
interprets and clarifies provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
issues binding Opinions on specific nomenclatural cases ⓘ
parentOrganization International Union of Biological Sciences ⓘ
International Union of Biological Sciences Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
publishes Declarations on zoological nomenclature ⓘ
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology ⓘ
Opinions on zoological nomenclature ⓘ
regulates availability of zoological names ⓘ
correctness of zoological names ⓘ
validity of zoological names ⓘ
role arbiter of disputes in zoological nomenclature ⓘ
authoritative body for scientific naming of animals ⓘ
governing body for zoological nomenclature ⓘ
interpreter of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
subjectOf zoological nomenclature debates ⓘ
uses International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
website https://www.iczn.org/ ⓘ
worksOn conservation of widely used zoological names ⓘ
suppression of problematic zoological names ⓘ

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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature → governingBody → International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature → administeredBy → International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → abbreviation → ICZN ⓘ
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → parentOrganization → International Union of Biological Sciences Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → publishes → Opinions on zoological nomenclature ⓘ
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → publishes → Declarations on zoological nomenclature ⓘ
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → publishes → Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology ⓘ
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → hasPart → ICZN Council ⓘ
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → hasPart → ICZN Commissioners ⓘ
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Principle of Priority → codifiedBy → International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Principle of Homonymy → governingBody → International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Principle of Typification → introducedBy → International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ