Author (biology)

Author (biology)

In biology, the author (or authors) of the scientific name of a taxon is the person (or team) who first makes the name 'available' by using it in a scientific publication while fulfilling the formal requirements. For details see:

* author citation (botany)
* author citation (zoology)


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