Binomen

In zoology, a binomen, or binominal name, is the name of a species.

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A binomen is a name consisting of two names: generic name and specific name. Both names are typeset in italics, but only the generic name is capitalised.

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:Canis lupus the wolf.

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If the generic name has already been mentioned in the same paragraph, it is often abbreviated to the initial letter in subsequent uses (C. lupus).

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In a scientific publication, a name is incomplete without an author citation and publication details. This indicates who published the name; in what publication; with the date of the publication.

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Generic name: In biological nomenclature, a generic name or "the name of a genus" (sometimes "genus name") is the name of a genus. In any scientific name to consist of more than one part, the name of the genus will be the first part....

Specific name: In zoological nomenclature, a specific name is the second part (second name) in the name of a species (a binomen). The first part is the name of the genus....