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American zoologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Atwood Kofoid (11 October 1865 – 30 May 1947) was an American zoologist known for his collection and classification of many new species of marine protozoans which established marine biology on a systematic basis.
Charles Atwood Kofoid | |
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| Born | October 11, 1865 |
| Died | May 30, 1947 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Marine biology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Notable students | S. F. Light, Harold Kirby |
Kofoid also wrote a volume on the biological stations of Europe.[1]
In 1920, Kofoid and US zoologist Olive Swezy (1873-1968),[3] published Pavillardia Kof. & Swezy 1920 (a genus of dinoflagellates) in Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. pages 323-324. It was named in honour of Jules Pavillard.[4]
In 1921, Kofoid and Olive Swezy, wrote a book about unarmored dinoflagellates in La Jolla, California, in which they described a new genus called Torodinium (with Torodinium robustum and the type species Torodinium teredo).[5] They also published Gyrodinium, which is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales in 'Memoirs of the University of California'. vol.5.[6]
In 1929, botanist Pavillard first described Kofoidinium, which is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Kofoidiniaceae.[7]
Kofoid was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1913,[8] the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1922,[9] and the American Philosophical Society in 1924.[10]
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