Term:
Protologue
Protologue
Definition:
A scientic publication in which a new species is described or a scientific publication in which more than one new species are described, in the latter case each of the descriptions is the protologue of the new species.
A scientic publication in which a new species is described or a scientific publication in which more than one new species are described, in the latter case each of the descriptions is the protologue of the new species.
Notes:
One of the first steps in producing a a monograph is to gather all of the protologues of the taxa under study.
One of the first steps in producing a a monograph is to gather all of the protologues of the taxa under study.