Louis Marie Adolphe Olivier Édouard Joubin (27 February 1861 in

Épinal Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...

– 24 April 1935 in

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) was a professor at the

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. He published works on

nemertea Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species. Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. ...

ns,

chaetognatha The Chaetognatha or chaetognaths (meaning ''bristle-jaws'') are a phylum of predatory marine worms that are a major component of plankton worldwide. Commonly known as arrow worms, they are mostly pelagic; however about 20% of the known species ...

cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral symm ...

s, and other

molluscs Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...

. He served as an assistant to

Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers Félix Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (15 May 1821 – 21 July 1901) was a French biologist, anatomist and zoologist born in Montpezat in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. He was a leading authority in the field of malacology. He studied medic ...

, subsequently becoming director of the laboratories at

Banyuls-sur-Mer Banyuls-sur-Mer (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Location Banyuls-sur-Mer is located in the canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the arrondissemen ...

(1882) and

Roscoff Roscoff ( , ; ) is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France. Roscoff is renowned for its picturesque architecture, labelled (small town of character) since 2009. Roscoff is also a traditional departure point ...

(1884). Later on, he became an instructor at the

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,Prosopo
Sociétés savantes and in 1903 succeeded

Edmond Perrier Jean Octave Edmond Perrier (9 May 1844 – 31 July 1921) was a French zoologist born in Tulle. He is known for his studies of invertebrates (annelids and echinoderms). He was the brother of zoologist Rémy Perrier (1861–1936). Career On advice ...

as ''chaire des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes'' at the

(from 1917 onward his title was ''chaire des mollusques''). In 1906 he was chosen by

Albert I, Prince of Monaco Albert I (Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi; 13 November 1848 – 26 June 1922) was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922. He devoted much of his life to oceanography, exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, ...

to be in charge of instruction at the Institut océanographique. In 1905 he was named president of the

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. In 1920 he became a member of the

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. Joubin's squid (''Joubiniteuthis portieri'') is named for him, as is '' Anoxycalyx joubini'', a

hexactinellid Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges. They are usually classified along with other sponges in the phylum Porifera, but some researchers consid ...

sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...

whose lifespan is purportedly 10,000 years. Laboratoire Joubin

Written works

* ''Les Némertiens'', 1894 -

Nemertean Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species. Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. ...

s. * ''Contribution à l'étude des Céphalopodes de l'Atlantique Nord'', 1895 - Contributions to the study of

s of the

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. * ''Expédition antarctique française (1903-1905) : commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot. Science naturelles: documents scientifiques''. - French Antarctic Expedition (1903–05) : commanded by Jean Baptiste Charcot,

Natural science Natural science or empirical science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer ...

: scientific documents of the expedition. * ''Deuxième expédition antarctique française (1908-1910) / Sciences naturelles: documents scientifiques''. - Second French Antarctic Expedition (1908–10) / Natural sciences: scientific documents of the expedition. * ''La vie dans les océans'', 1912 - Life in the oceans. * ''Chétognathes provenant des campagnes des yachts Hirondelle et Princesse-Alice, 1885-1910'' (with

Louis Germain Alfred Louis Pierre Germain (8 January 1878 – 18 October 1942) was a French malacologist born in Niort, department Deux-Sèvres. He studied in Angers and Paris, obtaining his doctorate of sciences in 1907. Later he worked under Louis Joubin in t ...

), 1916 -

Chaetognatha The Chaetognatha or chaetognaths (meaning ''bristle-jaws'') are a phylum of predatory marine worms that are a major component of plankton worldwide. Commonly known as arrow worms, they are mostly pelagic; however about 20% of the known species ...

from campaigns of the yachts Hirondelle and Princesse-Alice, 1885-1910. * ''Le fond de la mer'', 1920 - The bottom of the sea. * ''Les métamorphoses des animaux marins'', 1926 - Metamorphosis of marine animals. * ''Éléments de biologie marine'', 1928 - Elements of

marine biology Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea. Given that in biology many scientific classification, phyla, family (biology), families and genera have some species that live in the sea and ...

. * ''Faune ichthyologique de l'Atlantique nord'', 1929 -

Ichthyological Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

fauna of the North Atlantic. * "Cephalopods from the scientific expeditions of

Prince Albert I of Monaco Albert I (Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi; 13 November 1848 – 26 June 1922) was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922. He devoted much of his life to oceanography, exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, ...

"; published in 1995 into English.
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