Alexandar Valkanov
Alexandar Konstantinow Walkanow (also written Konstantinov Valkanov , Bulgarian Александър Константинов Вълканов ; born November 10, 1904 in Bitola, then Ottoman Empire , now North Macedonia ; † October 4, 1972 ) was a Bulgarian zoologist and protistologist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Valkanov ".
Walkanov was from 1942 to 1963 head of the marine biological station in Varna . From 1953 he was a professor at the Zoological Institute and Museum in Sofia . In 1957, as a result of his research, he published a catalog on the fauna of the Black Sea , which contained over 1375 entries. In 1970 he published his contributions to the knowledge of the protozoa of the Black Sea . He later worked extensively on freshwater animals.
The following species are named in his honor:
- Stenocaris valkanovi Marinov, 1974
- Labyrinthula valkanovi JS Karling, 1944
- Pomoriella valkanovi Golemansky , 1970
- Baltoplana valkanovi Ax, 1959
- Eurydice valkanovi Bacescu, 1949
proof
- ^ For the corresponding member Aleksandar Valkanov and his Black Sea , Morski Swjat magazine, December 19, 2010
- ↑ a b c Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. V&W , online
- ^ Victor Fet, Alexi Popov: Biogeography and ecology of Bulgaria , 2007, ISBN 1-4020-4417-8 , p. 571
- ↑ John D. Costlow, Jr .: Marine Sciences in Bulgaria , In: Technical Report , Office of Naval Research, 1967, online PDF ( Page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Alexandar Walkanow at the IPNI
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SURNAME | Valkanov, Alexandar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walkanow, Alexandar Konstantinow (full name); Valkanov, Konstantinov; Вълканов, Александър Константинов (Bulgarian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian zoologist and protistologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bitola then Ottoman Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1972 |