Who introduced the two-part system (genus and species) that biologists use to name organisms?
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Who popularized the two-part system (genus and species) that biologists use to name organisms? Who is considered the founder of the two-part system (genus and species) that biologists use to name organisms?
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Species Genus
genus and species
Genus Taxonomic rank Species Homo Binomial nomenclature Human taxonomy Monotypic taxon Canis Cannabis Equus (genus)
A <b>genus</b> (plural genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification 
of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of 
biological classification, <b>genus</b> comes above <b>species</b> and&nbsp;... The rank of any <b>species</b> and the description of its <b>genus</b> is basic; which means 
that to identify a particular organism, it is usually not necessary to specify ranks&nbsp;... If scientists mean that something applies to all <b>species</b> within a <b>genus</b>, they use 
the <b>genus</b> name without the specific name or epithet. The names of genera and&nbsp;... Homo is the <b>genus</b> that emerged in the otherwise extinct <b>genus</b> Australopithecus 
that encompasses the extant <b>species</b> Homo sapiens (modern humans), plus&nbsp;... Implicitly it includes a system for naming genera, since the first part of the name of 
the <b>species</b> is a <b>genus</b> name. In a classification system based on ranks there are
&nbsp;... Human taxonomy is the classification of the human <b>species</b> within zoological 
taxonomy. The systematic <b>genus</b>, Homo, is designed to include both anatomically
&nbsp;... A monotypic <b>species</b> is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, 
infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term &quot;unispecific&quot; or &quot;monospecific&quot; is
&nbsp;... Canis is a <b>genus</b> of the Canidae containing multiple extant <b>species</b>, such as 
wolves, dogs, coyotes and jackals. <b>Species</b> of this <b>genus</b> are distinguished by 
their&nbsp;... Cannabis is a <b>genus</b> of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number 
of <b>species</b> within the <b>genus</b> is disputed. Three <b>species</b> may be recognized:&nbsp;... Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct <b>species</b> known only 
from fossils. The <b>genus</b> most likely originated in North&nbsp;...
Carl Linnaeus
Binomial nomenclature