The 'Author' of a Taxon and How is it Applied

The author of a taxon is the family name of the person that first described the taxon. The authors' name is used (with first letter upper case in standard type) following the scientific name when first referred to in a document. The author's name is placed in brackets if, after taxonomic revision, the species is placed in a genus different from the one used by the author for description of the species or subspecies.

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