A jellyfish is the medusoid stadium of animals belonging to phyum Cnidaria, subphylum Medusozoa, which include: * class: Scyphozoa * class: Cubozoa * class: Staurozoa* class: Hydrozoa (only some hydrozoans have a medusoid stadium, so not all of them have jellyfishes) * class: Polypodiozoa Jellyfishes scientific names are ruled by the ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). Each species must be identified with the genus name followed by the specific name (binomial nomenclature).
Carukua barnesi
Chironex Flecken
The binomial nomenclature of the penicillate jellyfish is Polyorchis penicillatus. Jellyfish of the genus Polyorchis move by jet propulsion. The taxonomy of a pencillate jellyfish is: Animalia Cnidaria Hydrozoa Anthomedusae Polyorchidae Polyorchis penicillatus.
Binomial nomenclature refers to the two word Latin name of various living creatures. With regard to Whitetail deer, the binomial name is Odocoileus virginianus.
The binomial nomenclature name for the lantana plant is Lantana camara.
Usually the genus and species names are used to identify different organisms.
The two-part name given to organisms is called binomial nomenclature. It consists of the genus name followed by the species name, both written in italics or underlined.
Latin name, scientific name, binary nomenclature...
binomial nomenclature
Carl Linnaeus created the binomial nomenclature, where species are identified by their Genus and species name in Latin.
Biologists don't use binomial nomenclature to name viruses because binomial nomenclature is reserved for living things. Viruses are not considers alive.
Canis latrans is the binomial nomenclature of a coyote.