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Passing of Commissioner Susan Lim We are deeply saddened by news of the passing of Commissioner Susan Lim (Parasitology; Malaysia) on 2 August 2014. |
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ZooBank Progress Report The ZooBank progress report for the first quarter of 2013 is now available.
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List of open cases updated The list of open cases has been updated. |
Welcome to the ICZN
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) acts as adviser and arbiter for the zoological community by generating and disseminating information on the correct use of the scientific names of animals. The ICZN is responsible for producing the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature - a set of rules for the naming of animals and the resolution of nomenclatural problems.
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Commissioner Susan Lim (Parasitology; Malaysia)
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Some press links relating to the National University of Singapore hosting the ICZN Secretariat:
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Preamble: Zoology’s Supreme Court for Names
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The ICZN activities depend to a crucial extent on donations from individuals, institutions, learned societies and grant-giving bodies to enable the Commission to continue its important work.
To donate, please contact ICZN [email: iczn@nhm.ac.uk or call: (+44) 207 942 5653].
Why are names important?
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International conventions and national or regional legislation concerning threatened or endanger
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Drywood termites, where abundant, can cause great economic losses, with costs for control and re
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Since its foundation, the Commission has considered numerous applications dealing with the names
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Leucocytozoonosis is a disease caused by protozoan blood parasites of the genus Leucocytozoo