Jacques Forest (14 June 1920 – 16 February 2012) was a French

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Biography

Born in

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on 14 June 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in

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. He served in the army for a year during the

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, and went on to study at the

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after

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. After graduating, he worked for several years for the ' ("scientific and technical office for marine fisheries"; now part of

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); his early publications concerned a variety of

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species. In 1949, he joined the ' in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career. In association with

Louis Fage Louis Fage (30 September 1883, in Limoges – 1964, in Dijon), also known as Jean-Louis Fage and Baptiste Louis Fage, was a French marine biologist and arachnologist. A native of Limoges, he studied biology at the University of Paris, Sorbonne ...

, Forest began working on

hermit crab Hermit crabs are anomuran Decapoda, decapod crustaceans of the superfamily (taxonomy), superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit c ...

s, and rapidly became an expert; he described over 70 new species in the family

Diogenidae The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. It comprises 429 extant species, and a further 46 ...

, for example. He also published on other

Decapoda The Decapoda or decapods, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (''dekás''), meaning "ten", and πούς (''poús''), meaning "foot", is a large order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, a ...

, including

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s and, most significantly, ''

Neoglyphea inopinata ''Neoglyphea inopinata'' is a species of glypheoid lobster, a group thought long extinct before ''Neoglyphea'' was discovered. It is a lobster-like animal, up to around in length, although without claws. It is only known from 17 specimens, caug ...

'', a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct. Forest was also an enthusiastic field biologist, and took part in several oceanographic

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. He launched the '' MUSORSTOM'' expeditions in 1976. He was also involved with the

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s ''

Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle The French National Museum of Natural History ( ; abbr. MNHN) is the national natural history museum of France and a of higher education part of Sorbonne University. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Ja ...

'' and ''

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''. Forest retired on 1 October 1989, at the age of 69, and continued to be involved with the journal ''Crustaceana'' until 2003. The Crustacean Society awarded Forest their Excellence in Research Award in 2008. He died on 16 February 2012.

Legacy

Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include: ;Genera *'' Forestia'' Guinot, 1976 *'' Pagurojacquesia'' de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 (

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for ''Jacquesia'' de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999) *''

Jacforus ''Jacforus cavatus'' is a species of crab in the monotypic genus ''Jacforus'' in the family Xanthidae. Description ''Jacforus'' is a small crab, with a carapace around long and wide. Distribution ''Jacforus cavatus'' has a wide distributi ...

'' Ng & Clark, 2003 ;Species *'' Lumbricalus adriatica foresti'' (Fauvel & Rullier, 1959) *'' Sicyonia foresti'' Rossignol, 1962 *'' Thalamita foresti'' Crosnier, 1962 *''

Lembos foresti The lemb, ''lembus'' or ''lembos'' (, ''lembos''; ) was an ancient wide term covering a range of small ships, which were used for different purposes, both civilian and military. It was small and light, with a low freeboard. It was a fast and ma ...

'' Mateus & Mateus, 1966 *'' Nematopsis foresti'' (Theodorides, 1967) *'' Ventricolaria foresti'' Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967 *'' Asymmetrione foresti'' (Bourdon, 1968) *'' Brachynotus foresti'' Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1968 *'' Megachelione foresti'' Bourdon, 1968 *'' Brazilserolis foresti'' (Bastida & Torti, 1970) *'' Cyathidium foresti'' Cherbonnier & Guille, 1972 *'' Haploniscus foresti'' Chardy, 1974 *'' Podocallichirus foresti'' (Le Loeuff & Intès, 1974) *'' Paramunna foresti'' Carvacho, 1977 *'' Eucheilota foresti'' Goy, 1979 *'' Idmidronea foresti'' Buge, 1979 *'' Caryophyllia foresti'' Zibrowius, 1980 *'' Strengeriana foresti'' Rodriguez, 1980 *''

Alpheus foresti Alpheus or Alphaeus is a masculine given name which may refer to: Mythological, biblical and fictional figures * Alpheus (deity), a river god in Greek mythology * Alphaeus, father of two of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament * Alpheus, the W ...

'' Banner & Banner, 1981 *'' Holothuria foresti'' Cherbonnier & Feral, 1981 *'' Leptochiton foresti'' (Leloup, 1981) *'' Paralophogaster foresti'' Bacescu, 1981 *'' Periclimenes foresti'' A. J. Bruce, 1981 *'' Psilopsea foresti'' d'Hondt, 1981 *'' Nuculana foresti'' Metivier, 1982 *''

Platypodia foresti ''Platypodia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, co ...

'' Serene, 1984 *'' Ethusa foresti'' Chen, 1985 *'' Eurysquilla foresti'' Moosa, 1985 *'' Processa foresti'' Noel, 1985 *'' Jolivetya foresti'' Cals, 1986 *'' Niso foresti'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986 *'' Arcoscalpellum foresti'' Rosell, 1989 *''

Forcepia foresti ''Forcepia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Coelosphaeridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species from this genus are divided into two subgenera. *Subgenus ''Forcepia'': :*'' Forcepia agglutinans'' :*'' For ...

'' Lévi & Lévi, 1989 *'' Leucosia foresti'' Chen, 1989 *'' Lophopagurus foresti'' Zarenkov, 1989 *'' Porcellanopagurus foresti'' Zarenkov, 1989 *'' Trachycarcinus foresti'' Guinot, 1989 *'' Upogebia foresti'' Nguyen, 1989 *'' Alainosquilla foresti'' Moosa, 1991 *'' Ascorhynchus foresti'' Stock, 1991 *'' Lophopagurus foresti'' McLaughlin & Gunn, 1992 *'' Dromia foresti'' McLay, 1993 *'' Palaemonella foresti'' A. J. Bruce, 2001 *' Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 2002

References

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