Scientific names of organism

''Scientific names of organism''

The scientific name of an organism is a binomial name, consisting of two parts: genus and species. A generic name is a general name that unites all species of the same genus. The species name identifies a specific species.

Scientific nomenclature is a binomial naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. This system is accepted by biologists worldwide and is an important part of biology.

Animals

• Homo sapiens (human)
• Panthera leo (lion)
• Felis catus (domestic cat)
• Canis familiaris (domestic dog)
• * Equus ferus caballus (horse)
• Bos taurus (cow)
• Sus scrofa domesticus (pig)
• Ovis aries (sheep)
• Gallus gallus domesticus (chicken)
• Apis mellifera (honey bee)
• Bombus terrestris (bumblebee)
• Lumbricus terrestris (earthworm)
• Caenorhabditis elegans (nematode)
• Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)

Plants

• Oryza sativa (rice)
• Triticum aestivum (wheat)
• Zea mays (corn)
• Solanum tuberosum (potato)
• Manihot esculenta (cassava)
• Glycine max (soybean)
• Coffea arabica (coffee)
• Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
• Musa paradisiaca (banana)
• Arachis hypogaea (peanut)
• Elaeis guineensis (oil palm)
• Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)

Microorganisms

• Escherichia coli (coliform bacterium)
• Bacillus subtilis (gram-positive bacterium)
• Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive bacterium)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gram-negative bacterium)
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast)
• Candida albicans (fungus)
• Penicillium chrysogenum (mold that produces penicillin)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bacterium that causes tuberculosis)
•  Plasmodium falciparum (protozoan that causes malaria)
• HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
• SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus that causes COVID-19)