> See also: > - Reference # Taxonomy https://openstax.org/books/biology-2e/pages/20-1-organizing-life-on-earth The initial system of taxonomgy was developed by Linnaeus > [!important] **The Three Domains of Life** > - [[Bacteria]] > - [[Eukaryotes]] > - [[Archaea]] ## Binomial Nomenclature *Genus species (G. species)* - Genius is capitalized and sometimes abbreviated to one letter - Species is lowercase - Both are italicised