Hoffmanni

Hoffmanni is not a taxon itself but an epithet used in the scientific names of various organisms. It is part of a binomial name and is intended to honor a person with the surname Hoffmann. The form hoffmanni is typically found in zoological contexts, where the genitive Latin ending -i indicates “of Hoffmann,” though spelling can vary.

Etymology and spelling variations follow Latin grammatical conventions used in scientific naming. While hoffmanni commonly reflects masculine honorees in zoological nomenclature, botanical authors sometimes employ related forms such as hoffmannii or hoffmanniae, depending on the gender of the person honored, the language of the publication, and historical naming practices. As a result, the same base surname can appear in several epithets across different taxa.

Usage and scope indicate that hoffmanni appears across diverse groups of organisms in different genera. Because many individuals named Hoffmann have been honored in this way, multiple, unrelated species may bear the epithet hoffmanni in their full scientific name. The epithet conveys naming history rather than biological characteristics.

In practice, searching for information about a species with the epithet hoffmanni requires the full binomial name (genus + hoffmanni) or further taxonomic context, since the epithet alone does not identify a single taxon. See also Hoffmann (surname), taxonomic nomenclature conventions, and the codes governing zoological and botanical names.