Paolo,

"Hwass in Bruguiere" means that Bruguiere wrote the paper, but ascribed the
species to Hwass. Whether the ascribed author deserves the authorship of the
species has to be judged separately in each particular case of an "A in B".
In some cases, B quotes a manuscript written by A including the diagnosis,
and so it may be clear that A deserves the authorship. In other cases, e.g.,
where B found a name proposed long ago on a label by A, but B did all the
subsequent research and wrote the description without help from A, most
would argue that B deserves the credit. In still other cases, the situation
may be confusing, leading to some researchers ascribing a species to A,
others to B, and still others to A in B.

Good writing, reviewing, and editing can forestall confusion.

Cheers,
Andrew

Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama

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Subject: Hwass in Bruguiere


I sometimes see that the author name of a species is written in this way:

Hwass in Bruguiere

What does this way of writing authors mean?
Thank you.
Paolo