<P> The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals . It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its publisher, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (which shares the acronym "ICZN"). The rules principally regulate: </P> <Ul> <Li> How names are correctly established in the frame of binominal nomenclature </Li> <Li> Which name must be used in case of name conflicts </Li> <Li> How scientific literature must cite names </Li> </Ul>

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