Maxwell S. Doty
collected 1872–2013
12,548 specimens, collected between 1872 and 2013 on 1,605 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 278 specimens for others.
On the labels as Doty, M.S., Maxwell S. Doty, M. Doty, Doty, M.S. Doty, Max Doty, Maxwell Doty, Doty, M. and 2 more.
- Specimens
- 12,548
- Type specimens
- 104
- Years in the field
- 142
- Islands
- 171
- Species
- 1,684
- Identifications
- 278
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 7
Where Doty collected
Journeys
31 collecting journeys read off the dates and places on the labels — the stops in order, the specimens from each, and who else was there. All journeys →
the United States · Apr – Sep 1937
Maxwell S. Doty in the United States, April – September 193744 specimens · 19 stops · 157 days
Squaw · Jun – Sep 1940
Maxwell S. Doty in Squaw, June – September 194086 specimens · 31 stops · 103 days
Squaw · Jun – Aug 1941
Maxwell S. Doty in Squaw, June – August 194165 specimens · 21 stops · 74 days
the United States · Dec 1941 – Mar 1942
Maxwell S. Doty in the United States, December 1941 – March 194253 specimens · 11 stops · 76 days
Squaw and Raroia Atoll · Jun – Aug 1942
Maxwell S. Doty in Squaw and Raroia Atoll, June – August 194265 specimens · 25 stops · 87 days
the United States · Jun – Aug 1943
Maxwell S. Doty in the United States, June – August 1943206 specimens · 28 stops · 70 days
the United States · 2–9 Jul 1944
Maxwell S. Doty in the United States, 2–9 July 194471 specimens · 8 stops · 8 days
9 islands of the United States · Jun – Sep 1946
Maxwell S. Doty across 9 islands of the United States, June – September 1946216 specimens · 29 stops · 83 days
Penikese · Jun – Sep 1947
Maxwell S. Doty in Penikese, June – September 1947123 specimens · 22 stops · 86 days
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Ectocarpus siliculosus, 1872 (Gaspé, Gaspé Peninsula, south shore). Latest: Lobophora variegata, 2013.
Named for Doty
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Doty. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
As a determiner
278 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: