Changing the name of a species?

[Brother Armiel]

I've just genetically modified my species, and now there are two: the old and the new. Problem is that they both share the same name, so when building new armies I can't tell which one is which. Please help.

 

[Raylof]

You cannot change the name of species. Sometimes when you modify them their species name will change to something like "Species Name" Mutatis.

 

[Andre The Magnificent]

I created an empire called the "Zetan Oligarchs". The pops were Zeta. Through genetic modification Zeta Superior appeared.