Downey, Maureen E.
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Name (Latin)
Downey, Maureen E.
Date of birth
1921-05-01
Date of death
2000-05-14
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Her Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida ... 1986:CIP t.p. (Maureen E. Downey) galley (Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology, Nat. Mus. of Nat. Hist., Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D.C.)
Wikipedia description:
Maureen Elizabeth Downey (May 1, 1921 – May 14, 2000) was an American zoologist who worked for three decades at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Known as "The Starfish Lady," she was an authority on sea stars and other echinoderms, co-founding the International Echinoderm Conference in 1972. Among her discoveries is Midgardia xandaros, the world's largest starfish.
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