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
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature hasPart ICZN Commissioners
linked to: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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