Capitalize the scientific name of a phylum, order, class, family or genus, but not common names or the epithets referring to a species or subspecies, even if they are derived from proper names:
See 6.11 Mathematical, statistical and scientific material for rules governing the italicization of biological classifications.
Capitalize proper nouns modifying a common name, except where usage has established the lower case:
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