The application of binomial nomenclature is now governed by various internationally agreed codes of rules, of which the two most important are the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp).
Anvendelsen af binomial nomenklatur bestemmes af forskellige internationalt vedtagne regelsæt, af hvilke de vigtigste er International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for dyr og International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN).