Subspecies have a name composed of three names, called a "trinomen": generic name, specific name, subspecific name (subspecies).
All three names are typeset in "italics", and only the generic name is capitalized. No indicator of rank is included: in zoology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species.
"Canis lupus dingo" is the name for the Dingo, in Australia, and is a subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus).
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Subspecies have a name composed of three names, called a "trinomen": generic name, specific name, subspecific name (subspecies).
All three names are typeset in "italics", and only the generic name is capitalized. No indicator of rank is included: in zoology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species.
"Canis lupus dingo" is the name for the Dingo, in Australia, and is a subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus).