| BioCode | Botanical Code | Zoological Code |
|---|---|---|
| Publication and date of names | ||
| published | effectively published | published |
| date | date (or priority) | priority |
| precedence | priority | precedence |
| earlier | earlier | senior |
| later | later | junior |
| Nomenclatural status | ||
| established | validly published | available |
| registration | registration | ------ |
| acceptable | legitimate | potentially valid |
| Taxonomic status | ||
| accepted | correct | valid |
| Types of names | ||
| name-bearing type | nomenclatural type | name-bearing type |
| nominal taxon | name and type | nominal taxon |
| Synonymy | ||
| homotypic | nomenclatural | objective |
| heterotypic | taxonomic | subjective |
| replacement name | avowed substitute | explicit replacement |
| Setting aside the rules | ||
| conservation | conservation | conservation |
| suppression | explicit rejection | suppression |
Derived from the table of equivalences presented in the 3rd draft (March 1996) of the BioCode