Binomial nomenclature
- System for naming species
- Invented by Linnaeas
- consists of two names written in Latin
- The first name in binomial nomenclature is the genus of the organism
- The second name is the species of the organism (remember the hierarchy? Genus and species are the two least diverse groups.)
- First word in the scientific name always capitalized
- No other letters capitalized
- Always in italics or underlined
example: The scientific name for great white shark is:
Carcharodon carcharias
Genus species
These are some other examples: