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Carl Peter Holbøll
Captain Lieutenant Carl Peter Holbøll (1795 – 1856) was a Royal Danish Navy officer, colonial administrator and explorer. Holbøll served as Royal Inspector of Colonies and Whaling in North Greenland (1825–1828), and later as Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856). During his tenure, he developed an interest in natural history and contributed significantly by sending extensive faunistic collections to zoologists in Copenhagen. Holbøll was a skilled amateur botanist and entomologist, and authored a treatise on Greenlandic birds.Ornithologischer Beitrag zur Fauna Grönlands' von Carl Holböll, übersetzt und mit einem Anhang versehen von J.H. Paulsen. Leipzig, Ernst Fleischer. 1846. In the paper, he described the arctic redpoll for the first time, naming it ''Linota hornemanni'' (now known as ''Acanthis flammea hornemanni'' or ''Acanthis hornemanni''), after the botanist Jens Wilken Hornemann. He also wrote a mathematics textbook for Greenlandic schools, which remained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Greenland
The Southern Inspectorate of Greenland (), also known as South Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the southwest coast of the island. History West Greenland was divided into the Southern Inspectorate and the Northern Inspectorate (North Greenland) from 1782. The boundary between the two ran at around 68°N latitude. Bell, James (1831). ''A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific''. Vol. 5p. 281 The Southern Inspectorate's northernmost town was Holstensborg, now Sisimiut, south of Egedesminde, now Aasiaat, which was the southernmost town of North Greenland. The Southern Inspectorate extended southwards to 59°30'N, or to the southernmost point of Greenland. The capital was at Godthaab (modern Nuuk). In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the Royal Greenland Trading Department and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior The Ministry of the Interior and Health () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entomologist
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In the past, the term ''insect'' was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. The field is also referred to as insectology in American English, while in British English insectology implies the study of the relationships between insects and humans. Over 1.3million insect species have been described by entomology. History Entomology is rooted in nearly all human cultures from prehistoric times, primarily in the context of agriculture (especially biological control and beekeeping). The natural Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE) wrote a book on the kinds of insects, while the scientist of Kufa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysianassidae
Lysianassidae is a family (biology), family of marine Amphipoda, amphipods, containing the following genera: *''Acontiostoma'' Stebbing, 1888 *''Alibrotus'' Milne-Edwards, 1840 *''Allogaussia'' Schellenberg, 1926 *''Ambasia'' Boeck, 1871 *''Ambasiella'' Schellenberg, 1935 *''Amphorites'' Lowry & Stoddart, 2012 *''Aristiopsis'' J. L. Barnard, 1961 *''Aruga (crustacean), Aruga'' Homes, 1908 *''Arugella'' Pirlot, 1936 *''Azotostoma'' J. L. Barnard, 1965 *''Boeckosimus'' J. L. Barnard, 1969 *''Bonassa'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 *''Bruunosa'' Barnard & Karaman, 1987 *''Callisoma'' Costa, 1851 *''Cedrosella'' Barnard & Karaman, 1987 *''Cheirimedon'' Stebbing, 1888 *''Concarnes'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 *''Conicostoma'' Lowry & Stoddart, 1983 *''Coximedon'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 *''Dartenassa'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 *''Dissiminassa'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 *''Elimedon'' J. L. Barnard, 1962 *''Falklandia (crustacean), Falklandia'' De Broyer, 1985 *''Gronella'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoxocephalidae
Phoxocephalidae is a family of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the suborder Gammaridea described by Georg Ossian Sars in 1891. It contains '' Cocoharpinia iliffei'', a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological .... Genera: References External links Revisionary Notes on the Phoxocephalidae (Amphipoda), with a Key to the General Amphilochidea Amphipod families {{Amphipod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphipoda
Amphipoda () is an order (biology), order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods () range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 10,700 amphipod species currently recognized. They are mostly marine animals, but are found in almost all aquatic environments. Some 2,250 species live in fresh water, and the order also includes the terrestrial Talitridae, sandhoppers such as ''Talitrus saltator'' and ''Arcitalitrus sylvaticus''. Etymology and names The name ''Amphipoda'' comes, via Neo-Latin ', from the Greek language, Greek root (linguistics), roots 'on both/all sides' and 'foot'. This contrasts with the related Isopoda, which have a single kind of thoracic leg. Particularly among Angling, anglers, amphipods are known as ''freshwater shrimp'', ''scuds'', or ''sideswimmers''. Description Anatomy The body of an amphipod is divided into 13 segments, which can be tagmosis, grouped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceratiidae
Ceratiidae, the warty seadevils or caruncled seadevils, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep-sea anglerfishes, in the anglerfish order Lophiiformes. The warty sea devils are sexually dimorphic with the small males being obligate sexual parasites of the much larger females. The fishes in this family are widely distributed from polar to tropical seas around the world. Etymology Ceratiidae takes its name from the genus ''Ceratias'', its type genus, meaning "horn bearer", an allusion to the esca sticking up from the snout. Taxonomy Ceratiidae was first proposed as a subfamily of Lophiidae in 1861 by the American biologist Theodore Gill, with ''Ceratias'' as its only genus. ''Ceratias'' had been proposed as a monospecific genus in 1845 by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer when he described ''Ceratias holboelli'' from the waters off Greenland. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this family in the subor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Nikolai Krøyer
Henrik Nikolai Krøyer (22 March 1799 – 14 November 1870) was a Danish zoologist. Born in Copenhagen, he was a brother of the composer Hans Ernst Krøyer. He started studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen in 1817, which he later changed to history and philology. While a student, he was a supporter of the Philhellenic movement, and he participated as a volunteer in the Greek War of Independence along with several fellow students. Upon his return to Denmark, Krøyer gained an interest in zoology. In 1827, he took the position as assistant teacher in Stavanger, where he met, and later married, Bertha Cecilie Gjesdal. Bertha's sister, Ellen Cecilie Gjesdal, was deemed unfit to bring up her child, so Henrik and Bertha adopted the boy, who took on the name Peder Severin Krøyer, and later became a well-known painter. Krøyer returned to Copenhagen in 1830 where he was employed as a teacher in natural history at the Military Academy. As the course lacked a textbook, Krà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krøyer's Deep Sea Angler Fish
Krøyer's deep sea angler fish (''Ceratias holboelli''), also known as the deep-sea angler, longray seadevil or northern seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty seadevils. It is found throughout the oceans of the world, from tropical to polar seas. It is the largest species in its family. Taxonomy Krøyer's deep sea angler fish was first formally described in 1845 by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer with its type locality given as Southern Greenland. When he described ''Ceratias holboelli'' Krøyer also proposed a new monospecific genus for his new species, meaning that this species is the type species of the genus ''Ceratias'' by monotypy. In 1861 Theodore Gill proposed the monotypic subfamily Ceratiinae of the family Lophiidae. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the family Ceratiidae in the suborder Ceratioidei of the anglerfish order Lophiiformes. Etymology Krøyer's deep sea angler fish belon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boechera Holboellii
''Boechera holboellii'', or Holbøll's rockcress, is a species of plant in the family Brassicaceae. Its cytology has been much studied by the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher. Circumscription of this species has varied, with earlier works treating it as a widespread, polymorphic species with several varieties, while more recently it has been treated as a much more narrowly defined species from Greenland. The rust fungus '' Puccinia monoica'' infects the plant leading to pseudoflowers, which mimic those of yellow, early spring wildflowers (e.g. buttercups), not only in visible light but also in ultraviolet.Roy BA: Floral mimicry by a plant pathogen. In: Nature. 362, 1993, S. 56-5online/ref> The specific epithet commemorates Carl Peter Holbøll - a Danish civil servant and early explorer of the fauna of Greenland. Similar species The type of ''B. holboellii'' is diploid Ploidy () is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Code Of Zoological Nomenclature
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted Convention (norm), convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific name, scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its formal author, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (which shares the acronym "ICZN"). The rules principally regulate: * How names are correctly established in the frame of Binomial nomenclature, binominal nomenclature * How to determine whether a given name is Available name, available * Which available name must be used in case of name conflicts (Valid name (zoology), valid name) * How scientific literature must cite names Zoological nomenclature is independent of other systems of nomenclature, for example botanical nomenclature. This implies that animals can have the same generic names as plants (e.g. there is a genus ''Abronia (other), Abronia'' in both animals and plants). The rules and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-necked Grebe
The red-necked grebe (''Podiceps grisegena'') is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some birds may winter on large lakes. Grebes prefer shallow bodies of fresh water such as lakes, marshes or fish-ponds as breeding sites. The red-necked grebe is a fairly drab dusky-grey bird in winter. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate courtship display and a variety of loud mating calls. Once paired, it builds a nest from water plants on top of floating vegetation in a shallow lake or bog. Like all grebes, the red-necked is a good swimmer and particularly swift diver, and responds to danger by diving rather than flying. The feet are positioned far back on the body, near the tail, which makes the bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Theodor Reinhardt
Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (3 December 1816, in Copenhagen – 23 October 1882, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. He was the son of Johannes Christopher Hagemann Reinhardt. Biography He participated as botanist in the first Galathea Expedition (1845—1847). In 1848 he became a curator at the ''Kongelige Naturhistoriske Museum'' in Copenhagen (now University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum). He taught classes in zoology at the '' Danmarks Tekniske Universitet'' (1856–1878) and at the University of Copenhagen (1861–1878). In 1854 he received the title of professor.Darwinarkivet Biographies; Johannes Theodor Reinhardt. During the 1840s and 1850s he periodically worked in |
