International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

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international scientific organization nomenclatural authority zoological organization

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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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international scientific organization ⓘ
nomenclatural authority ⓘ
zoological organization ⓘ
abbreviation ICZN NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
ICZN Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
ICZN Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
International Union of Biological Sciences Commission on Zoological Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishes Declarations on zoological nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Opinions on zoological nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ