[Taxacom] Aus bus et al.

[Thomas Lammers]

Interestingly, this notation never caught on among botanical systematists, who are more likely to use names like "Planta alba" and "Planta rubra" in such cases.  The first few times I saw it here, I didn't "get" it, pronouncing it in my mind as "Ouse buss" ...    
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> > From simple curiosity: What is the origin of the example names 
> "Aus,"> "bus," and their relatives? I know they are used as 
> examples in the
> > ICZN, but who is their author, when, and where?

 Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Curator of the Herbarium
Department of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

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