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Australopacifica Regina
''Australopacifica regina'' is a species of land planarian in the family Geoplanidae, found in Australia in both Queensland and New South Wales. It was first described in 1892 as ''Geoplana regina'' by Arthur Dendy. In 1899, Graff transferred to a new genus to give the name ''Artioposthia regina''.Graff, L. von 1899. Monographie der Turbellarien. II. Tricladida terricola. Leipzig : Engelmann Vol. 1 XII+574 pp. [407] In 1991, Ogren and Kawakatsu transferred it to the new genus, ''Australopacifica'' to give the current species name. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2679115 Geoplanidae Taxa named by Arthur Dendy Taxa described in 1892 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Dendy
Arthur Dendy (20 January 1865, in Manchester – 24 March 1925, in London) was an English zoologist known for his work on marine sponges and the terrestrial invertebrates of Victoria, Australia, notably including the "living fossil" '' Peripatus''. He was in turn professor of zoology in New Zealand, in South Africa and finally at King's College London. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. Family life Dendy's parents were John Dendy, a silk fabric maker of Manchester, and Sarah Beard, daughter of John Relly Beard. His sisters included Mary Dendy and Helen Bosanquet. He married Ada Margaret Courtauld on 5 December 1888. They had four children, three daughters—including the artist Vera Ellen Poole (1890–1965)—and one son. Career He was educated in zoology at Owens College, Manchester, gaining his M.Sc. in 1887 and his D.Sc. in 1891. He worked on part of the report of the Challenger expedition (1872–1876), describing monaxonid sponges. In 1888 he moved to the Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
