Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names

Area of Science:

• Virology
• Taxonomy
• Nomenclature

Background:

• The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is implementing a binomial naming format for virus species.
• Standardized nomenclature aids comparability with other biological taxonomies.
• Latin offers cultural neutrality and is widely used in scientific language.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe strategies for creating Latinized binomial names for virus species.
• To provide a formulaic approach for name creation without prior Latin knowledge.
• To discuss automated generation of novel genus and species names.

Main Methods:

• Developing straightforward rules for converting existing names to Latinized binomials.
• Outlining methods for creating new Latinized binomial names *de novo*.
• Proposing an automated system for generating numerous genus and species names.

Main Results:

• Established clear approaches and strategies for Latinized binomial name creation.
• Demonstrated that conversion to binomial format does not alter existing virus names.
• Presented a novel method for automated generation of virus taxonomy names.

Conclusions:

• Latinized binomial nomenclature provides a standardized and comparable system for virus taxonomy.
• The proposed methods simplify the creation of Latinized binomial names for virus species.
• Automated generation offers an efficient solution for expanding virus nomenclature.