Guiry, Michael D.

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Name (Latin)
Guiry, Michael D.
Other forms of name
Guiry, M. D. (Michael D.)
Date of birth
1949
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 7559786
Wikidata: Q19858641
Library of congress: n 80142101
TAU10: 000604734
Sources of Information
  • His A concensus and bibliography of Irish seaweeds, 1978:t.p. (Michael D. Guiry) verso of t.p. (Dr., Department of Biological Sciences, Portsmouth Polytechnic)
  • Seaweed resources in Europe, c1991:CIP t.p. (M.D. Guiry)
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Wikipedia description:

Michael Dominic Richard Guiry (born 1949), is an Irish botanist, who specialises in phycology (algae). He is the founder and director of the algal database, AlgaeBase. He is a graduate of both University College Cork and the University of London. In addition to his interest in the taxonomy and the databasing of algae, his algal site promotes the sustainable use of seaweed resources. Since 2009, he has been an emeritus professor at the Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, in Galway. The standard author abbreviation Guiry is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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