Syo Kurokawa

Japanese lichenologist
黒川 逍
Born(1926-07-15)July 15, 1926[1]DiedSeptember 16, 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 84)[1]NationalityJapaneseKnown forStudy of lichensAwardsAcharius Medal[1]Scientific careerAuthor abbrev. (botany)Kurok.

Syo Kurokawa (黒川 逍, Kurokawa Shō, July 15, 1926–September 16, 2010)[1] was a noted Japanese lichenologist and 1994 recipient of the Acharius Medal.[2] He studied under Mason Hale[3] and Yasuhiko Asahina.[1]

Eponyms

Several lichen species have been named to honour Kurokawa. These eponyms include:[4] Usnea kurokawae Asahina (1956); Parmelia kurokawae Hale (1968); Lobaria kurokawae Yoshim (1971); Physconia kurokawae Kashiw (1975); Cetraria kurokawae Shibuichi & K.Yoshida (1982); Heterodermia kurokawae Trass (1992); Scleropyrenium kurokawae H.Harada (1993); Cladonia kurokawae Ahti & S.Stenroos (1996); Ramalina kurokawae Kashiw (1996); Parmotrema kurokawianum Louwhoff & Elix (1999); Fellhaneropsis kurokawae G.Thor, Lücking & Tat.Matsumoto (2000); Graphis kurokawae M.Nakan., Kashiw. & K.H.Moon (2008); and Lecanora kurokawae Shiba, K.H.Moon & Kashiw (2008).

The standard author abbreviation Kurok. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

See also

  • List of mycologists
  • Category:Taxa named by Syo Kurokawa

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Kashiwadani.
  2. ^ "Acharius Medallists: Syo Kurokawa". International Association for Lichenology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ DePriest.
  4. ^ Hertel, Hannes; Gärtner, Georg; Lőkös, László (2017). "Forscher an Österreichs Flechtenflora" [Investigators of Austria's lichen flora] (PDF). Stapfia (in German). 104 (2): 1–211 (see pp. 14–15).
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Kurok.

References

  • DePriest, P.T. (1999). "Development of Mason E. Hale's list of epithets in the Parmelioid genera (lichen-forming Ascomycotina): A bibliographic review". Bryologist. 102 (3): 442–461. doi:10.2307/3244233. JSTOR 3244233.
  • Kashiwadani, Hiroyuki (2011). "A tribute to Syo Kurokawa (1926–2010)". The Lichenologist. 43 (3): 191–192. doi:10.1017/S0024282911000090.
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