protologist
Word-form referencesproctologist
Noun
The first person to describe a new species.
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The allotype need not be described by the protologist (first describer) ; it can be contained in the original as well as in any subsequent description by other authors.
Therefore, to rectify this long standing error, we are compelled to expunge Fairmaire's name as the author of the name and substitute Felsche as the true protologist.
According to the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, Timberlake is the protologist.
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