Module:TaxonItalics/doc explained

Purpose

The module is primarily intended for use by the automated taxobox system. It supports the correct italicization of scientific names. Botanical (ICNafp) names may contain "connecting terms"; these must not be italicized. The hybrid symbol, ×, should also not be italicized. The module optionally wikilinks and abbreviates italicized names.

For non-virus taxa, italics are used at the rank of genus or below. The module does not decide whether a scientific name should be italicized. Use for this purpose.

Usage

• {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME}} – italicizes a taxon name
• {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|linked=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, wikilinking the italicized output to the unchanged input
• {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|abbreviated=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, abbreviating all but the last part to the first letter
• {{#invoke:TaxonItalics|main|TAXON_NAME|dab=yes}} – italicizes a taxon name, treating any parenthesized part as a disambiguation term, and not italicizing it

The parameters can be combined. It can also be used via .

Examples

Just italicized

Connecting terms

• Pinus subg. Pinus →
• P. subgenus Pinus →
• P. subsect. Pinaster →
• Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala →
• Aster ericoides var. ericoides →
• A. ericoides varietas ericoides →
• A. e. subvar. ericoides →

Botanical names may contain only one infraspecific epithet; a string like "Fragaria vesca subsp. vesca f. semperflorens" is a classification, not a name, and is not handled by the module.

Hybrid symbols

• Elaeagnus × submacrophylla →
• ×Beallara →
• × Beallara →
• {{hybrid}}Beallara →

Linked

Using

• Populus sect. Aigeiros →
• Elaeagnus × submacrophylla →

Abbreviated

Using

• Populus sect. Aigeiros →
• Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala →
• [also linked] × Sorbaronia fallax →
• [also linked] Elaeagnus × submacrophylla →
• Elaeagnus ×submacrophylla →
• Elaeagnus {{hybrid}} submacrophylla →

Disambiguation terms

By default, a parenthesized part of a taxon name is assumed to be a subgenus name, and is italicized:

• Varanus (Hapturosaurus) →
• Caia (plant) → –

To treat a parenthesized part as a disambiguation term, use

• Caia (plant) →
• (also linked) Caia (plant) →

For even more examples, see the testcases.