In zoological nomenclature, the valid name of a taxon is the correct scientific name for that taxon.
Subjectively invalid names are names that have been rendered invalid by individual scientific judgement or opinion.
They include: Objectively invalid names are names that have been rendered invalid for indisputable reasons.
These names are universally accepted as invalid, and are not merely a matter of individual opinion, as is the case with subjectively invalid names.
They include: Under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, the term validly published name has a different meaning that corresponds to zoology's available name.