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.{{Is italic taxon}}
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.
By default, a parenthesized part of a taxon name is assumed to be a subgenus name, and is italicized: