Bibliotheca Diatomologica, Volume 69: A Catalogue of the Norman Ingram Hendey (1903-2004) Diatom Collection

About this book

Norman Ingram Hendey (1903-2004) made a lifelong study of diatoms. This catalogue presents data from his collection of well over 6000 glass microscope slides, now kept at the Natural History Museum, London. The collection contains many type slides, from Hendey's own studies as well as from other diatomists. Details for each type slide, as far as possible, are documented. Many of the specimens are illustrated, along with some of Hendey's manuscript drawings and notes that are also preserved. This catalogue highlights Hendey's remarkable collection of specimens, which is a functional biodiversity research resource rather than just a collection of historical curios. It is a comprehensive documentation of the type material collected by Norman Ingram Hendey and some of his colleagues.

This book is of interest to diatom specialists, especially those studying diatom taxonomy, systematics and diversity.

Contents

Introduction   3
The collection   4
The slides   4
The notebooks   6
The micrographs   7
Procol adopted   7
Notes on Hendey's publications   8
Publications with new taxa   8
New taxa described by Hendey   13
Some additional types in Hendey's collection: A sample   54
Types for Nemoto's study on whales   56
Acknowledgements   57
References   58
Plates 1-47   71

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