species-examples

Binomials

Birds

Black-tailed Godwit on West Midland Bird Club's Ladywalk reserve latest news page Limosa limosa on [http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/records/lists.htm West Midland Bird Club's county 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

       (aka <http://tinyurl.com/ht3pt>)