| Author (and author names) | Published between | No. of references | No. of described taxa (valid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khokhar, M. S. | 2020 | 1 | – |
| Khokhar, M.S. | – | – | – |
| Khokhar, N. M. | 2020 | 1 | – |
| Kholová, H. | 1955 | 1 | – |
| Khomenko, V. N. | 1998 | 1 | – |
| Khomych, M. | 2022–2024 | 2 | 2 |
| Khomych, M. R. | 2020–2022 | 2 | 1 |
| Khoo, Y. H. | 1990 | 1 | – |
| Kiah, V. H. | – | – | – |
| Kiah, V.H. | – | – | – |
| Kidd, L. N. | 1975 | 1 | – |
| Kidd, M. G. | 1997 | 1 | – |
| Kieffer, J. J. | 1896 | 1 | – |
| Kiepenheuer, J. | 1971 | 1 | – |
| Kihara, A. | 1994–2003 | 6 | – |
| Kikuchi, T. | 1998–2006 | 4 | – |
| Kim, B.-J. | 1983–2006 | 23 | 4 |
| Kim, C.-H.; Kim, C. H. | 1980–1993 | 8 | – |
| Kim, C.-W. | 1983–1986 | 3 | 1 |
| Kim, J. W.; Kim, J. | 2011 | 3 | – |
| Kim, J.-H. | 1994–2003 | 5 | – |
| Kim, K. | 1999 | 1 | – |
| Kim, K.-G. | 1993–2006 | 6 | 2 |
| Kim, K.-I. | 1989 | 1 | – |
| Kim, S.-K. | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimbrough, J. W. | 1981 | 1 | – |
| Kimura, Y. | 1996 | 1 | – |
| King, G. B. | 1901–1902 | 3 | – |
| King, J. R.; King, J. | 1998–2007 | 3 | – |
| King, R. L. | 1948–1965 | 5 | – |
| King, T. G. | 1995 | 1 | – |
| Kinomura, K. | 1991–2024 | 9 | 8 |
| Kinuthia, W. | 2005 | 1 | – |
| Kipyatkov, V. E. | 1983–1997 | 5 | – |
| Kipyatkova, T. A. | 1992 | 1 | – |
| Kiran, K. | 2004–2024 | 31 | 11 |
| Kirby, W. | 1819–1837 | 2 | 1 |
| Kirby, W. F. | 1880–1896 | 3 | 3 |
| Kirchner, M. | 2023 | 1 | – |
| Kirchner, W. | 1959 | 1 | – |
| Kirk-Spriggs, A. H. | 2000 | 1 | – |
| Kirsan, J. R. | 2017–2019 | 3 | – |
| Kirschner, P. | 2023 | 1 | – |
| Kiseleva, E. F. | 1923–1925 | 2 | – |
| Kiss, K. | 2006 | 1 | – |
| Kistner, D. H. | 1972–1992 | 4 | – |
| Kitade, O. | 1999 | 1 | – |
| Kitahiro, S. | 2010 | 1 | – |
| Kitazawa, R. | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Kitazawa, Y. | 1984 | 1 | – |
| Kitching, R. L. | 1998–2006 | 2 | – |
| Kiyani, H. | 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| Kjar, D. S. | 2007 | 1 | – |
| Kjer, K. M. | 2006–2017 | 2 | – |
| Klarica, J. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Kleeberg, I. | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Klein, M. | 1998 | 1 | – |
| Klein, R. W. | 1987–1997 | 4 | – |
| Kleineidam, C. | 2000 | 1 | – |
| Kleineidam, C. J. | 2009 | 1 | – |