"cf" abbreviation forlatin "confert" a verb meaning "comparate".
Inserted betwwen genus and species when identification is not
sure.
 
Ciao from Italy
Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli
 
 
 
>Hi everyone,
>
>The abbreviation "cf." is frequently inserted between the genus & species
>names, as in Cecilioides cf. tumulorum. I believe it implies some sort of
>ambiguity in the identification. Can someone explain what that abbreviation
>stands for & when & why one would use it? Thanks.
>
>A.