List of disambiguated and standardized author names - Archilegt/Myriatrix GitHub Wiki

A few myriapodologists and onychophorologists share the same surname. In those cases, it is necessary to disambiguate the authorship of taxa by adding the initials of the given names. Initials must be followed by a period. If more than one initial is used, there must be no space between the periods and the initials. Between the ultimate given name initial's period and the surname there must be a space. There is an alphabetic list of surnames below, with the full author names followed by an = symbol and the standardized disambiguated author names (initials and surname).
Another case is when an author has more than one name or name transliteration. The problems involved are many, and data must be compiled before informed standardizations can be proposed. Those names will also be compiled in this list.
Some work for a future task group could already be facilitated if the CIM members indicate how to standardize their names and name usages, including: real name (in Latin alphabet or not), transliterated name (in Latin characters, for names not originally written using the Latin alphabet), forenames, surnames, publication name, publication citation name, taxonomic authority name, label name (name on collecting and identification labels), unique identifiers (e.g., Wikidata ID, VIAF, ORCID, etc.).
The highest recording priority goes to authors who described taxa. Authors of other myriapodological works can also be listed, provided that their names are disambiguated.

Last updated: 27.ii.2023

Armas
Full name: Luis Florencio de Armas Chaviano
Surname, First name: de Armas Chaviano, Luis Florencio
Myriatrix literature recording name: Armas, Luis F. de
Taxonomic author name (Arachnida): Armas

Brade-Birks
Stanley Graham Brade-Birks (1887 – 28.01.1982) = S.G. Brade-Birks
Hilda K. Brade-Birks. = H.K. Brade-Birks
Authors' surnames changed due to wedding, from the original Hilka Brade and Graham Birks to the compound Brade-Birks.

Brölemann
Early name spelling: Henry Wilfred Brölemann
Subsequent name spelling: Henry Wilfred Brolemann
Myriatrix literature recording name: Brölemann, Henry Wilfred

Chagas Júnior
Full name: Amazonas Chagas Júnior
Surname, First name: Chagas Júnior, Amazonas
Myriatrix literature recording name: Chagas-Jr., Amazonas
Remark: Author names Chagas Junior, Chagas-Jr., and Chagas-Júnior appear in scientific articles. Full "Chagas-Júnior" is used in MyriaLit. Preferred, standardized author name "Chagas-Jr." communicated by the author on 25.vi.2018.

Chang
Chang, Hsueh-Wen = H.W. Chang
Chang, Xiaodong = X. Chang

Others: Chang, Kenneth; Chang, Nai-Guang; Chang, Wei Luen.

Costa
Full name: Cristiano Sampaio Costa
Surname, First name: Sampaio Costa, Cristiano
Remarks: Sampaio is from the mother, Costa is from the father. Both used hyphenated by the author in his first paper (Sampaio-Costa, 2009). For the following papers, the author chose using only Costa.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_name

Others: Costa, A.; Costa, Denise Pinheiro da; Costa, O. G.; Costa, Rute A.; Costa(-)Neto, Eraldo Medeiros.

Geoffroy
Étienne Louis Geoffroy (12.10.1725 – 12.08.1810) = É.L. Geoffroy
Jean-Jacques Geoffroy = J.J. Geoffroy

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Authorship of works published by the Commission is regulated by the Code. In Myriatrix, as of December 2021, the Codes and the Opinions published by the Commission are meant to be registered with "ICZN" in the author field.

Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21.09.1778 – 23.08.1857) = C.L. Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (08.11.1825 – 01.11.1908) = L. Koch
Lucien Everard Koch (1932 – ?) = L.E. Koch

Others: Koch, Markus; Koch, Anton.

Liu
Haipeng Liu = H. Liu
Weixin Liu = W. Liu

Martínez-Muñoz
Real Name: Carlos Alberto Martínez Muñoz
Forenames: Carlos Alberto
Surnames: Martínez Muñoz
Publication Name: Carlos A. Martínez-Muñoz
Publication Citation Name: Martínez-Muñoz
Taxonomic Authority Name: Martínez-Muñoz
Label Name: C. Mtnez
Wikidata ID: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104006568
Remarks: Martínez is from the father, Muñoz is from the mother. Both consistently used hyphenated by the author across published works.

Milne-Edwards
Henri Milne-Edwards (23.10.1800 – 29.07.1885) = H. Milne-Edwards

Others: Milne-Edwards, Alphonse (13.10.1835 – 21.04.1900)

Muralewič
Муралевич, Вячеслав Степанович
Muralewič, W. S., 1913
Four spellings were in use in ChiloBase 2.0 as of 12.v.2021: "Muralevitch", "Muralevitsch", "Muralewicz", and "Muralewitsch".

Nguyen
Anh Duc Nguyen = A.D. Nguyen
The author's name normally appears as "Anh D. Nguyen" in western style. Nguyen is the family name (surname). Checked with the author on 2.iv.2022.
Son Giang Nguyen = S.G. Nguyen

Qiao
Qiao, Penghai = P. Qiao
Qiao, Sha = S. Qiao

Rodrigues
Patricia E. S. Rodrigues = P. Rodrigues
Everton N. L. Rodrigues = E. Rodrigues

Spelda
Real Name: Jörg Spelda
Forename: Jörg
Surnames: Spelda
Publication Name: Joerg Spelda
Publication Citation Name: Spelda
Taxonomic Authority Name: Spelda
Label Name: Spelda
Remark: Communicated by the author on 6.iii.2022.

Verhoeff
Early name spelling: Carl Wilhelm Verhoeff
Subsequent name spelling: Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff
Myriatrix literature recording name: Verhoeff, Karl Wilhelm

Voigtländer
Real Name: Karin Voigtländer
Maiden Name: Karin Steinmetzger