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Rule 16. Citation of Authors and Names 



The Zoological Code recommends that in citation ot the name 

 of an author there should be no abbreviation unless the author be 

 deceased and of such importance that the abbreviation would be 

 readily recognized. 



The Botanical Code differs from the Bacteriological and Zo- 

 ological Codes in that it emphasizes the use of abbreviations of the 

 names of authors. It specifically recommends such abbreviation and 

 suggests standard methods of abbreviating names. This custom of 

 abbreviation has come about in part because certain individuals gave 

 a large number of names. That the abbreviation L. means Linnaeus 

 and DC, A. P. De Candolle, is generally recognized. 



