Raymond B. Manning

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Raymond Brendan Manning (October 11, 1934 – January 18, 2000) was an American

alpha taxonomy and mantis shrimp.[1][2]

His zoological author abbreviation is Manning or sometimes R.B. Manning. He has authored over 500 taxa.

Biography

Raymond Manning was born in

scientific papers throughout his life. On completing his doctorate, Manning was immediately appointed an associate curator at the Smithsonian Institution.[1]

Scientific career

Manning was "an extremely productive carcinologist";

stomatopods, with nearly one third being descriptions of new species.[2] A total of 306 species, 153 genera, 5 subfamilies, 19 families and 3 superfamilies were described in papers written or co-written by Manning.[1]

Manning was also an avid field biologist, and his collections, mostly from Florida, Ascension Island, and the Mediterranean Basin, amounted to more than 50,000 specimens. The collection of stomatopods he amassed is the largest in the world, and covers 90% of the known species.[2]

Manning was one of the founders of the Crustacean Society, and its first president, and helped to establish the Journal of Crustacean Biology.[2]

Publications

Scholia has a profile for Raymond Brendan Manning (Q3420704).

Taxa

Raymond Manning is commemorated in a number of

scientific names of genera and species:[2]

Wikispecies has information related to Raymond Brendan Manning.

Taxa named by Manning include:

See also

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1163/1937240X-90000001
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  2. ^
    doi:10.1651/09-3158.1
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External links
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