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32 Terms used in Bionomenclature
or with which it was mixed, or which it was living with or by; see
symbiotype.
association, [ass., associatis]: (phyt.) one of the four principle ranks in the
hierarchical system of syntaxa, below that of alliance; the basic rank
of the phytosociological hierarchy (i.e. in syntaxonomy); names of
associations are terminated by the suffix "-etum".
association name: (phyt., obsol.) pre-1936 usages refer to a "sociation"
(q.v.).
associatis: see association.
asterisk, [*]: (1) (obsol.) sometimes formerly used to indicate an
infraspecific rank, generally that of subspecies. (2) (bot.) used
before an Example in the Code, to indicate that it is a voted example
(q.v.). (3) (cult. pl., unoff.), see registered genetic resource. (4)
(unoff.) placed before and after a name to indicate that it has been
approved for use in the New Biological Nomenclature (q.v.), e.g.
*Elefanto ordotipa*.
atopotype: (zool., unoff.) a type specimen described from a locality where
it is known not to occur.
attribute, [attribution]: (1) (bot.) of a name, assigning it to the author or
authors considered to have published it, for example, in a
publication with different authorship by ascription (q.v.) of both the
name and the description or diagnosis. (2) (unoff.) of a specimen or
taxon, to place it with others; especially used where this extends the
circumscription (q.v.) beyond the original account.
atypicotype: (1) (zool., unoff.) a type stated by the author not to be
characteristic of the taxon. (2) (zool., unoff.) a type specimen of a
new species ultimately recognized as merely a colour variant of a
well-known species.
auctorum, [auct.; pl. auctt.]: of author(s); often used to indicate that a
name is used in the sense of a number of subsequent authors and not
in the sense established by the original author, i.e. in citing
misapplied names.
auctorum anglicorum, [auct. angl.]: of English authors; see auctorum.
auctorum multum, [auct. mult.]: of many authors; see auctorum.