International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

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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.</p><p> </p><h2>Quick Links</h2><ul> <li><a href="/cases/">Submit a case</a></li> <li><a href="/cases/">Comment on a case</a></li> <li><a href="/contact-us/">Enquiry</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="right-col"> <h1>News & Updates</h1> <div class="news-updates-list"> <div> <div class="image"><img src="/assets/News/991cea3c9d/iczn-logo.jpg" alt="iczn logo" /> </div> <div class="text"> <u>Declaration 47</u> <p>Declaration 47– Addition of Examples to Article 13.1.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (4th edition) has been approved and can be viewed <a title="Declaration 47" href="https://www.iczn.org/the-code/new-page">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div> <div class="image"><img src="/assets/News/32146e3bf8/ICZNLogo-1.jpg" alt="ICZNLogo 1" /> </div> <div class="text"> <u>Results of the 2025 ICZN Commissioner Election</u> <p> </p><p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Dear Zoologist,</span></p><p>On 17 February 2025, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature held their election to fill eight vacancies within the ICZN Commission left open by Commissioners M. Bertling† (Germany; Ichnotaxa), M.J. Grygier (Taiwan; Crustacea), J. Kojima (Japan; Hymenoptera), M. Kottelat (Switzerland; Pisces), F.-T. Krell (USA; Coleoptera), S.O. Kullander (Sweden; Pisces), R. Pyle (USA; Pisces) and Z.-Q. Zhang (New Zealand; Acari). The call for nominations and information regarding the election can be found at (<u><a id="OWA94e5d497-1a5d-4399-e984-10f76a953669" title="https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.biotaxa.org%2fbzn%2farticle%2fview%2f84944&umid=66372ead-e87b-4302-b40f-e999e54ac76f&rct=1740990019&auth=8d3ccd473d52f326e51c0f75cb32c9541898e5d5-efe1fa3674b699ec988ee5b4904e3881843e0052" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.biotaxa.org%2fbzn%2farticle%2fview%2f84944&umid=66372ead-e87b-4302-b40f-e999e54ac76f&rct=1740990019&auth=8d3ccd473d52f326e51c0f75cb32c9541898e5d5-efe1fa3674b699ec988ee5b4904e3881843e0052" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/article/view/84944</a></u>).</p><p>For the election, we had 1470 registered voters. Of this, 1035 (70%) voters voted. As each voter was able to vote for up to 8 candidates, there was a total of 4386 votes tallied. Details of the election will appear as a short report published in BZN later this year.</p><p>The ICZN is excited welcome on-board the eight newly-elected Commissioners:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Nesrine Akkari (Austria; Myriapoda)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Mario Cupello (Brazil; Coleoptera)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Gimo M. Daniel (South Africa; Coleoptera)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Stephen D. Gaimari (USA; Diptera)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Elie M. Saliba (France; Nomenclatural Theory)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Glenn M. Shea (Australia; Herpetology)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Ellen Strong (USA; Mollusks)</span></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Mark Young (UK; Paleontology)</span></p><p><span>Please note that votes were completely confidential, even from the Election Committee. We appreciate everyone who took the time to register to vote and for voting. We also want to thank those who provided feedback on the voting procedure. We urge you all to please participate in the next election for ICZN Commissioners to be held in 2027. Please look for announcements regarding the election sometime next year.</span></p><p><span>Sincerely,</span></p><p>ICZN Secretariat</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="typography"> <div class="three-columns"> <div> <h2>Why are names important?</h2> <p>Case studies... <a href="/about-the-iczn/why-is-the-iczn-important/#case-studies">more>></a></p><p>Scientific names: reasons and best practices... <a href="/outreach/guidelines-for-authors-and-editors/">more>></a></p><p> </p> </div> <div> <h2>Donate</h2> <p>ICZN activities depend to a crucial extent on donations from individuals, institutions, learned societies and grant-giving bodies.</p><p>Speak to us about how you can be a part of this important work (iczn@nus.edu.sg / +65 6516 8364)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer clear"> <div class="wrapper"> <p>ICZN is supported by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore (Company Registration No. 200604346E).<br>ICZN is an Associate Participant to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) & a Scientific Member of the International Union of Biological Science (IUBS).<br>Correspondence to the ICZN should be directed to the Secretary (iczn@nus.edu.sg / +65 6518 8364).</p> <ul class="fmenu"> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/about-the-iczn/">About</a></li> <li><a href="/the-code/the-international-code-of-zoological-nomenclature/">The Code</a></li> <li><a href="/cases/">Cases</a></li> <li><a href="/httpswww-iczn-orgnomenclatural-notesstagestage/">Nomenclatural Notes</a></li> <li><a href="/official-lists-and-indexes/">Official Lists and Indexes</a></li> <li><a href="/submitting-to-the-bulletin-of-zoological-nomenclature/">Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature</a></li> <li><a href="/subscription-and-access/">Subscription and access</a></li> <li><a href="/other-publications/">ICZN Publications</a></li> <li><a href="/zoobank/">ZooBank</a></li> <li><a href="/list-of-available-names/">List of Available Names</a></li> <li><a href="/outreach/">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="/make-a-donation/">Make a donation</a></li> </ul> <div class="copyright"> <a href="//creativecommons.org/licences/by/3.0/" class="cc-large" target="_blank"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/resources/themes/iczn/img/cc-88x31.png" alt="Creative Commons Licence" width="88px" height="31px"></a> <p>Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY Licence.</p> </div> </div> </div>  <script type="application/javascript" src="/resources/themes/iczn/javascript/modernizr.js?m=1543995461"></script> <script type="application/javascript" src="/resources/themes/iczn/javascript/jquery-min.js?m=1543995461"></script> <script type="application/javascript" src="/resources/themes/iczn/javascript/main.js?m=1543995461"></script> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-135560656-1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-135560656-1'); </script> </body> </html>

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