Michael Dominic Richard Guiry (born 1949), is an Irish botanist,
[ who specialises in ]phycology
Phycology () is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science.
Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in ...
(algae). See for example the articles.[ He is the founder and director of the algal database, ]AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. Text was copied from this source, which is ava ...
.
He is a graduate of both University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one ...
and the University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degre ...
. In addition to his interest in the taxonomy and the databasing of algae, his algal site promotes the sustainable use of seaweed resources.[
Since 2009 he has been an emeritus professor at the Ryan Institute, ]National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland (NUI) ( ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called '' constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under the Irish Universit ...
, in Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city ...
.
Some published names
*''Achnanthes armillaris
''Achnanthes'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Achnanthaceae.
The genus was described in 1822 by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the ...
'' ( O.F.Müller) Guiry
*''Aglaothamnion priceanum
''Aglaothamnion'' is a genus of algae belonging to the family Callithamniaceae.
The genus was first described by Genevieve Feldmann-Mazoyer in 1941, and the type species is ''Aglaothamnion furcellariae'' (currently accepted as ''Aglaothamnion t ...
'' Maggs, Guiry & Rueness
*''Capreolia implexa
''Capreolia'' is a genus of red algae
Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with t ...
'' Guiry & Womersley
*''Chondracanthus canaliculatus
Chondracanthus may refer to:
* ''Chondracanthus'' (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
* ''Chondracanthus'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae
{{genus disambiguation ...
'' (Harvey) Guiry
*''Chondracanthus corymbiferus
Chondracanthus may refer to:
* ''Chondracanthus'' (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
* ''Chondracanthus'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae
{{genus disambiguation ...
'' (Kützing) Guiry
*''Nostoc flagelliforme
Fat choy (; ''Nostoc flagelliforme'') is a terrestrial cyanobacterium (a type of photosynthetic bacteria) that is used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine. When dried, the product has the appearance of black hair. For that reason, its name in ...
'' Harvey ''ex'' Molinari, Calvo-Pérez & Guiry
(in AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. Text was copied from this source, which is ava ...
, as Guiry, over 300 algal species listed, not all currently accepted)
Publications
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References
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20th-century Irish botanists
Living people
1949 births
Phycologists
21st-century Irish botanists