International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

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The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a set of rules in zoology in order to guide the nomenclature of animals in such a way that it is universal and continuous, while leaving the zoologists some degree of freedom in naming and classifying new species.

External Links

• Official page

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, used under the GNU Free Documentation License