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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 {{Is italic taxon}} for this purpose.

• {{#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 {{Taxon italics}}.

Connecting terms

• Pinus subg. Pinus → Pinus subg. Pinus
• P. subgenus Pinus → P. subg. Pinus
• P. subsect. Pinaster → P. subsect. Pinaster
• Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala → Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
• Aster ericoides var. ericoides → Aster ericoides var. ericoides
• A. ericoides varietas ericoides → A. ericoides var. ericoides
• A. e. subvar. 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 → Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
• ×Beallara → ×Beallara
• × Beallara → × Beallara
• {{hybrid}}Beallara → ×Beallara

Using |linked=yes

• Populus sect. Aigeiros → Populus sect. Aigeiros
• Elaeagnus × submacrophylla → Elaeagnus × submacrophylla

Using |abbreviated=yes

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

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

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

To treat a parenthesized part as a disambiguation term, use |dab=yes

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

For even more examples, see the testcases.