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Michael D. Guiry
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(29 October 2019)
Born 1949
Nationality Irish
Education University College Cork
University of London
Scientific career
Fields Phycology
Taxonomy
databasing
Institutions National University of Ireland
Author abbrev. (botany) Guiry

Michael Dominic Richard Guiry (born 1949), is an Irish botanist, who specialises in phycology (algae). See for example the articles. He is the founder and director of the algal database, AlgaeBase.

He is a graduate of both University College Cork and the University of London. In addition to his interest in the taxonomy and the databasing of algae, his algal site promotes the sustainable use of seaweed resources.

Since 2009 he has been an emeritus professor at the Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, in Galway.

Some published names

  • Achnanthes armillaris (O.F.Müller) Guiry
  • Aglaothamnion priceanum Maggs, Guiry & Rueness
  • Capreolia implexa Guiry & Womersley
  • Chondracanthus canaliculatus (Harvey) Guiry
  • Chondracanthus corymbiferus (Kützing) Guiry
  • Nostoc flagelliforme Harvey ex Molinari, Calvo-Pérez & Guiry

(in AlgaeBase, as Guiry, over 300 algal species listed, not all currently accepted)

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