How can I take someone seriously when they botch up a basic precept of scientific nomenclature?!? (joke)
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Originally Posted by ring
You are confusing slugs with 'Demodex Folliculorum'
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When dealing with binomial nomenclature, the genus is capitalized and the species is not. Also, quotes are not appropriate but underline or italics are. With these rules in mind, the slug-like eyelash mite would then be called
Demodex folliculorum.
For a great little article that explains how nomenclature works, click on the following link.
http://marinebio.org/Oceans/MarineTaxonomy.asp There are more general articles out there, but this one is super clear. Just ignore the stuff about marine taxonomy. The basic rules are generally the same through all organisms, as explained by this article.
Prove me wrong on this:
One must respect Carl Linnaeus!