| Abbreviation |
Latin term |
Definition |
| aff. |
affinis |
having affinity with but not identical with |
| auct. |
auctorum |
of authors |
| auct. non |
auctorum non |
(botanical) not of authors -- to follow the citation of a misidentified
taxon |
| cf. |
confer |
compare |
| comb. nov. |
combinatio nova |
new combination |
| emend. |
emendavit |
emended, altered, corrected |
|
emendatus, -a, -um |
emended |
| et al. |
et alii |
and others |
| ex aff. |
ex affinis |
of affinity |
| excl. var. |
exclusa varietate |
by the excluded variety |
|
exclusis varietatibus |
by the excluded varieties |
| ex gr. |
ex grege |
from the herd, of the group |
| ex par. |
ex parte |
on one side |
| f. |
forma |
form (a morphological term); a rank of infraspecific taxa (ICBN) |
|
fide |
by faith or trusting in (source) |
| gen. et sp. nov. |
genus (novum) et species novum |
new genus and new species |
| gen. nov. |
genus novum |
new genus (see also n. gen.) |
| ibid. |
ibidem |
in the same place (i.e. page or figure reference to a journal or volume) |
| indet. |
indeterminatus, -a, -um |
cannot be, or has not been, determined |
| in litt. |
in litteris |
in letters, correspondence (written comm. may also be used) |
|
incertae sedis |
of a taxon: of uncertain position |
|
lapsus calami |
an error made through carelessness in writing ('slip of the reed') |
| loc. cit. |
loco citato |
in the place cited (publication and page). Contrast 'op. cit.', in which
publication alone is cited |
|
mihi |
belonging to me (as a new species) |
| nob. |
nobis |
to us (as a new species) |
| nom. cons. |
nomen conservandum |
a name to be or should be preserved |
|
nomen conservatum |
a preserved name |
| nom. dub. |
nomen dubium |
(ICZN) a name representing a taxon for which the original diagnosis or
type material is inadequate to permit its subsequent recognition (pl. nomina
dubia) |
| nom. nov. |
nomen novum |
new name (pl. nomina nova) |
| nom. nud. |
nomen nudum |
a name without a designation (i.e. without indication, description, or
definition), therefore invalid (pl. nomina nuda) |
|
non |
not |
| n. comb. |
|
new combination |
| n. gen. |
|
new genus (see also gen. nov.) |
| n. sp. |
|
new species (see also sp. nov.) |
| op. cit. |
opere citato |
in the work, article cited (no page reference) |
| part. |
partim |
in part |
|
pars |
a part of a whole |
| q.v. |
quod vide |
which see |
| s.f. |
sensu forma |
in the form (taxonomy) sense |
| s.l. |
sensu lato |
in the broad sense |
| s.s. |
sensu stricto |
in the strict (narrow) sense |
|
sic |
thus (to indicate an exact transcription, including errors) |
| sp. |
species |
species (singular) |
| spp. |
species |
species (plural) |
| ssp. |
|
subspecies (see also subsp.) |
| sp. indet. |
species indeterminata |
species indeterminate (cannot be, or has not been, determined) |
| sp. nov. |
species nova |
new species (see also n. sp.) |
| subgen., subg. |
|
subgenus |
| subsp. |
|
subspecies (see also ssp.) |
| sup. |
supra |
above |
| supra cit. |
supra citato |
cited above |
|
typus; typicus, -a, -um |
typical or type species of a genus |
| v. |
vida |
indicates the author has viewed the type material (pl. vidimus) |
| var. |
varietas |
variety (as for subdivision of a species); a rank of infraspecific taxa
(ICBN) |
