In zoological nomenclature, the quotation of authors refers to (X) the name (S) of anybody (S) according to a zoological name, i.e. the name of the author (or authors) having published the first this name. This quotation is usually given in the texts taxinomic, even if it is often omitted in the texts of popularization. The name of author does not form part of the name of a taxon.

In the zoological nomenclature the names of authors are not shortened, but the initial one can be used (in order to distinguish from the homonyms). The date of the publication (original) is added, separated by a comma.

The international Code of zoological nomenclature divides the rows into three levels: " level famille" , " level genre" and " level espèce". In a particular level, the same author is accepted in spite of the exact row. For example the names according to (family, subfamily, tribe) have the identical quotation:

• Nymphalidae Swainson, 1827

• Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827
• Nymphalini Swainson, 1827

In the event of a new combination (for the species and the subspecies) of the brackets are used:

• the species Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Historically, this species was described by Linné under the name of

• Papilio atalanta Linnaeus, 1758.

Examples

• Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758

this name is published by Linnaeus in its Systema Naturae of 1758.

• Anser will albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)

this name is published by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, as Branta will albifrons Scopoli, 1769.

In the taxonomic publications a more complete quotation is sometimes used and specifies the bibliographical reference of origin:

Branta will albifrons Scopoli, 1769, Annus I Hist. - Nat. 69.

“sensu”

As in the quotations of authors in botany, one can meet the term sensu (or one of its abbreviations like S. or S. ) with authors on the right and on the left. It is only the author on the left who has a value nomenclaturale. The author on the right had a particular opinion on the definition of this taxon, and it is its particular definition which is referred.

Sub-genus

Sometimes the name of sub-genus is presented between brackets between the name of kind and the name of species. For example Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus, 1758) becomes Hylobius (Callirus) abietis (Linnaeus, 1758).

In this case, the name of the sub-genus does not form part of the zoological name because this one is a binomial, not trinomial.

See too

• Quotation of authors (botanical)
• Quotation of authors (bacterial)
• Row (zoological)

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