Kashiwadani. was a noted Japanese lichenologist and 1994 recipient of the

Acharius Medal __NOTOC__ The Acharius Medal is awarded by the International Association for Lichenology (IAL) for lifetime achievement in lichenology. The organization resolved at its 1990 meeting that it would simultaneously honor professional achievement and c ...

. He studied under

Mason Hale Mason Ellsworth Hale, Jr. (September 23, 1929 – April 23, 1990) was one of the most prolific lichenologists of the 20th century. Many of his scholarly articles focused on the taxonomy of the family Parmeliaceae. Hale was one of the first liche ...

DePriest. and

Yasuhiko Asahina Yasuhiko Asahina (朝比奈泰彦 ''Asahina Yasuhiko''; April 16, 1881 – June 30, 1975) was a Japanese chemist and lichenologist. Early life During his childhood, Asahina developed an interest in plants. In 1902, he enrolled in the School of ...

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Several lichen species have been named to honour Kurokawa. These

eponym An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''epon ...

s include: '' Usnea kurokawae'' ; '' Parmelia kurokawae'' ; ''

Lobaria kurokawae ''Lobaria'' is a genus of foliose lichens, formerly classified in the family (biology), family Lobariaceae, but now placed in the Peltigeraceae. They are commonly known as "lung wort" or "lungmoss" as their physical shape somewhat resembles a lu ...

'' ; '' Physconia kurokawae'' ; '' Cetraria kurokawae'' ; '' Heterodermia kurokawae'' ; '' Scleropyrenium kurokawae'' ; '' Cladonia kurokawae'' ; '' Ramalina kurokawae'' ; '' Parmotrema kurokawianum'' ; '' Fellhaneropsis kurokawae'' ; '' Graphis kurokawae'' ; and '' Lecanora kurokawae'' .

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* * 1926 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Japanese botanists Japanese lichenologists Acharius Medal recipients {{Mycologist-stub

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