Michael Dominic Richard Guiry (born 1949), is an Irish botanist, who specialises in

phycology Phycology () is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a w ...

(algae). See for example the articles. He is the founder and director of the algal database,

AlgaeBase AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass. History AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. Text was copied from this source, which is avai ...

. He is a graduate of both

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of ...

and the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

. 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 The National University of Ireland (NUI) ( ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called ''university college, constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under t ...

, in

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

Some published names

*'' Achnanthes armillaris'' ( O.F.Müller) Guiry *''

Aglaothamnion priceanum ''Aglaothamnion'' is a genus of algae belonging to the family Callithamniaceae. The genus was first described by Genevieve Feldmann-Mazoyer in 1941, and the type species is ''Aglaothamnion furcellariae'' (currently accepted as '' Aglaothamnio ...

'' Maggs, Guiry & Rueness *'' Capreolia implexa'' Guiry & Womersley *'' Chondracanthus canaliculatus'' (Harvey) Guiry *'' Chondracanthus corymbiferus'' (Kützing) Guiry *'' Nostoc flagelliforme'' Harvey ''ex'' Molinari, Calvo-Pérez & Guiry (in

, as Guiry, over 300 algal species listed, not all currently accepted)

Publications

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guiry, Michael Dominic Richard 20th-century Irish botanists Living people 1949 births Phycologists 21st-century Irish botanists