How To Write Species Names Correctly . Here is an example of writing the scientific name of the snake plant. I asked two worldwide recognised microbiologists: How to write species names from fjgessayrqw.web.fc2.com The first thing is that it’s okay that you won’t get the species completely figured out in one day. The genus shorthand “s.” should never be used without a species name. Binomial nomenclature gives each species a s cientific name.