Jacques Forest

Jacques Forest (14 June 1920 – 16 February 2012) was a French carcinologist.[1]

Jacques Forest
Born(1920-06-14)14 June 1920
Créteil, Val-de-Marne
Died16 February 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 91)
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Lille
Scientific career
FieldsCarcinology
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle

Biography
The hermit crab Ciliopagurus strigatus – the genus Ciliopagurus was erected by Jacques Forest in 1995.
The description of Neoglyphea inopinata was a highlight of Jacques Forest's career.

Born in Créteil on 14 June 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in Maubeuge.[2] He served in the army for a year during the Second World War, and went on to study at the University of Lille after demobilisation.[2] After graduating, he worked for several years for the Office Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes ("scientific and technical office for marine fisheries"; now part of IFREMER); his early publications concerned a variety of fish species.[2] In 1949, he joined the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career.[1]

In association with Jean-Louis Fage, Forest began working on hermit crabs, and rapidly became an expert; he described over 70 new species in the family Diogenidae, for example.[1] He also published on other Decapoda, including crabs and, most significantly, Neoglyphea inopinata, a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct.[1]

Forest was also an enthusiastic field biologist, and took part in several oceanographic expeditions. He launched the MUSORSTOM expeditions in 1976.[1] He was also involved with the scientific journals Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and Crustaceana.[1]

Forest retired on 1 October 1989, at the age of 69, and continued to be involved with the journal Crustaceana until 2003.[1] The Crustacean Society awarded Forest their Excellence in Research Award in 2008.[3] He died on 16 February 2012.[1]

Legacy

Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include:[4][5]

Genera
Species
  • Lumbricalus adriatica foresti (Fauvel & Rullier, 1959)
  • Sicyonia foresti Rossignol, 1962
  • Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
  • Lembos foresti 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 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 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 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

References
  1. Danielle Defaye & J. Carel von Vaupel Klein (2012). "Professor Jacques Forest (1920–2012)". Crustaceana. 85 (7): 889–892. doi:10.1163/156854012X651727.
  2. Lucien Laubier (2002). "Jacques Forest, ou la passion des Crustacés" [Jacques Forest, or a passion for the Crustacea]. Crustaceana (in French). 75 (3/4): 195–201. doi:10.1163/156854002760095336. JSTOR 20105407.
  3. Colin McLay (2008). "Jacques Forest recipient of the Crustacean Society Award for Research Excellence". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 28 (2): 424–430. doi:10.1651/0278-0372(2008)028[0424:JFROTC]2.0.CO;2.
  4. Hans G. Hansson. "Prof. Jacques Forest". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. Peter K. L. Ng & Paul F. Clark (2003). "Three new genera of Indo-West Pacific Xanthidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthoidea)" (PDF). Zoosystema. 25 (1): 131–147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19.
  6. Patsy McLaughlin (2012). Lemaitre R, McLaughlin P (eds.). "Jacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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