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Mark Stephen Harvey (born 17 September 1958) is a museum scientist and biologist. Since 1989 he has been based at the Western Australian Museum as Curator of Arachnids and Myriapods.
Mark S. Harvey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1958 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Mark Stephen Harvey |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Known for | Arachnology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Western Australian Museum |
| Thesis | Contributions to the systematics of the Pseudoscorpionida (Arachnida) the genus Synsphyronus Chamberlin (Garypidae) and the family Sternophoridae (1983) |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Harvey |
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Harvey graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a PhD titled "Contributions to the systematics of the Pseudoscorpionida (Arachnida) : the genus Synsphyronus Chamberlin (Garypidae) and the family Sternophoridae".[1]
His research interests include the systematics and evolution of arachnids and other terrestrial invertebrates. He has published 374 scientific papers or books, and was instrumental in the promotion of short-range endemism through a paper outlining the criteria for recognising taxa that could be considered short-range endemics.[citation needed]
As of 2024, he has described 888 new species, 93 new genera and four new families including the aquatic mite family Pezidae and the pseudoscorpion family Larcidae.[citation needed]
He is a member of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and served as Vice-President from 2016–2022.[2]
Harvey was presented with the 1991 Edgeworth David Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales,[3] and the Bonnet Award by the International Society of Arachnology in 2013.[4]
In 2017, he was awarded the Distinguished Career Award by the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists.[5]
As part of the Australian Biological Resources Study 50th Anniversary Awards, Harvey was presented with the Distinguished Career in Taxonomy & Systematics Award [6].
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