Léon Gaston Seurat (1872–1949) was a French

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

and parasitologist known for his investigations of fauna native to

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

and northern Africa. In 1899 he submitted his graduate thesis on

entomophagous Entomophagy (, from Greek ἔντομον ', 'insect', and φαγεῖν ', 'to eat') is the practice of eating insects. An alternative term is insectivory. Terms for organisms that practice entomophagy are ''entomophage'' and ''insectivore' ...

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

to the faculty of

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, afterwards (1902–05) working as a naturalist in the South Seas, most notably in the Tuamotu and

Gambier Islands The Gambier Islands ( or ) are an archipelago in French Polynesia, located at the southeast terminus of the Tuamotu archipelago. They cover an area of , and are made up of the Mangareva Islands, a group of high islands remnants of a caldera alo ...

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bibliography In May 1906 he began work as préparateur of zoology in the laboratory of ''Biologie appliquée aux colonies''.Archive.org
Full text of "Bulletin du Museum national d'histoire naturelle" Later on in his career, he was appointed professor of zoology at the University of Algiers. Taxa with the specific epithet of ''seurati'' are named after him, a few examples being ''Acomys seurati'' (

Seurat's spiny mouse Seurat's spiny mouse (''Acomys seurati'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Algeria. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that ...

), ''Perinereis seurati'' (an

annelid The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecol ...

species described by Charles Gravier in 1905) and ''Calcinus seurati'' (Seurat's hermit crab). Also a genus of

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the

Ascomycota Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...

phylum was named '' Seuratia'' with its accompanying family

Seuratiaceae The Seuratiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota phylum. This family can not yet be taxonomically classified in any of the ascomycetous classes and orders with any degree of certainty ( incertae sedis). The genus name of ''Seuratia'' is ...

Selected works

* ''Observations sur la Structure, la Faune et la Flore de l'Ile Marutea du Sud'', 1903 – Observations on the structure: The fauna and flora of

Marutea Sud Marutea Atoll (Marutea Sud), also known as Lord Hood Island, Marutea-i-runga, and Nuku-nui, is an atoll in the far southeast of the Tuamotu group of French Polynesia. It lies in the east-northeast part of the Gambier (commune), about 72 km ...

. * ''Observations sur l'évolution de l'huître perlière des Tuamotu et des Gambier'', 1904 – Observations on the evolution of

pearl oyster ''Pinctada'' is a genus of saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl". Pearl oysters are not closely related to ei ...

s of the Tuamotu and Gambier Islands. * ''Observations sur quelques îles orientales de l'Archipel Tuamotu'', 1904 – Observations on some of the eastern islands of the Tuamotu Archipelago. * ''Tahiti et les établissements français de l'Océanie'', 1906 –

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...

and the French establishments in Oceania. * ''Sur un nouvel Ophiostonum parasite du Gundi'', 1915 – On a new Ophiostonum parasite affecting

gundi Gundis or comb rats (family Ctenodactylidae) are a group of small, stocky rodents found in Africa. They live in rocky deserts across the northern parts of the continent. The family comprises four living genera and five species ( Speke's gundi, ...

s. * ''Sur deux nouveaux Spiroptères des carnivores'', 1915 – On two new Spiroptera species affecting carnivores. * ''Physaloptères des Mammifères du Nord-Africain'', 1917 –

Physaloptera Systematics ''Physaloptera'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Physalopteridae. Species include: *''Physaloptera dilatata''Muniz-Pereira et al., 2009, p. 11 *''Physaloptera dispar'' *''Physaloptera hispida''Kinsella, 1974, p ...

affecting mammals of North Africa. * ''Faune des eaux continentales de la Berbérie'', 1921 – Wildlife of the inland waters of the Barbary. * ''Exploration zoologique de l'Algérie de 1830 à 1930'', (1930) – Zoological exploration of coastal

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from 1830 to 1920. * ''Exploration zoologique des côtes de l'Algérie de 1724 à 1930'', (1930) – Zoological exploration of coastal Algeria from 1724 to 1930. * ''Exploration zoologique des côtes de l'Algérie orientale secteurs de Bône et de La Calle'', 1937 – Zoological exploration of the eastern coastal Algerian sectors of Bône and La Calle. * ''Faune des eaux continentales de la Tunisie (eaux superficielles)'', 1944 – Wildlife of the inland waters of

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(surface water).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seurat, Leon Gaston 1872 births French zoologists French parasitologists Academic staff of the University of Algiers Year of death missing French people in French Algeria