taxonomicAuthority

P7386
predicate

Indicates the entity that formally described, named, or classified another entity in a taxonomic context.

All labels observed (36)

Label Occurrences
firstDescribedBy 307
taxonAuthor 180
scientificNameAuthorship 107

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: taxonomicAuthority
Generated description
Indicates the entity that formally described, named, or classified another entity in a taxonomic context.

Sample triples (767)

Subject Object
Cubozoa Ernst Haeckel via predicate surface "scientificNameAuthorship"
Boehmeriopsis (authority varies by species) via predicate surface "hasScientificNameAuthorship"
Hippotraginae Edward Blyth via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Helinus various botanists for different species via predicate surface "hasTaxonomicAuthority"
Sialia William John Swainson via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Hydrastidaceae Thomas Nuttall via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Elatostema J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. via predicate surface "hasTaxonomicAuthority"
Kocher sign Emil Theodor Kocher via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Cryptandra Robert Brown via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Manouria tortoises Manouria impressa
surface form: genus Manouria
Myriapoda Pierre André Latreille via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Parasponia C.B.Robinson via predicate surface "genusAuthority"
Dana Antarctic krill via predicate surface "authorityForTaxon"
Dana Antarctic krill via predicate surface "authorityForTaxon"
surface form: Euphausia superba
Rhinecanthus William John Swainson via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Nephrozoa defined in modern phylogenetic systematics via predicate surface "hasScientificNameAuthorship"
Amygdaloideae Schultz
Hemichordata Bateson, 1885 via predicate surface "hasTaxonomicAuthority"
Guadalupe fur seals
surface form: Guadalupe fur seal
Merriam via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Temporal Logic of Actions Leslie Lamport via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Nesiota (Hook.f.) via predicate surface "hasScientificNameAuthorship"
Poikilospermum Cannabaceae family placement accepted by modern classifications
Javan leopard Coenraad Jacob Temminck via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Eastern box turtle Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Taenia solium Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Gegenbaur, 1859 Carl Gegenbaur via predicate surface "hasBasionymAuthor"
Lipotidae Zhou, 1958
Lipotes Zhou, Qian & Li via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Pteropodidae John Edward Gray via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Monogenea Carl Moritz Diesing via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Rhynia Robert Kidston via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Rhynia William Henry Lang via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Australidelphia Michael Archer via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Hypsiprymnodontidae Oldfield Thomas via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Leptographium J. J. Nannfeldt via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Candida albicans Charles Philippe Robin via predicate surface "wasFirstDescribedBy"
surface form: Charles-Philippe Robin
Tetradiclidaceae Airy Shaw via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Raffaelea G. Arnaud via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Astronium Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Coronophorales Nannfeldt via predicate surface "hasTaxonomicAuthority"
Palorchestes Richard Owen via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
birds-of-paradise Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Phalangeriformes based on order Diprotodontia classification via predicate surface "scientificNameAuthorship"
Stokes shift George Stokes via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
surface form: George Gabriel Stokes
Ailuropoda melanoleuca Armand David via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Vombatidae John Edward Gray via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"
Tragelaphus Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Ursus arctos californicus Joel Asaph Allen via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
surface form: J. A. Allen
Chatham Island taiko Giglioli via predicate surface "taxonAuthor"
Toxostoma Jean Cabanis via predicate surface "firstDescribedBy"