species-examples

Binomials

Birds

Many, on West Midland Bird Club, lists of bird sightings and regional species lists.

Mammal

Wolf on International Wolf Center Canis lupus on NPS.gov

Fish

Northern pike on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Esox lucius on Pike & Zander

Funghi

Amanita muscaria on California Funghi Fly Agaric on Trees for Life

More than binomials

Unsepcifeid species

Podiceps sp. on Bird Life

Sub-species

Animal

Larus glaucoides kumlieni on BirdGuides Kumlien's Gull on Birds Ireland

Plant

Pisum sativum subsp. sativum on [1] (also has other examples)

Variety (plant)

Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon on Dave's Garden

Strain (bacteria)

Escherichia coli O157:H7 on FDA.gov E.Coli on BBC news

References

• Wikipedia: Scientific classification
• Wikipedia: Binomial nomenclature
• http://www.iczn.org/ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
• International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

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