Gerald R. Allen
collected 1963–2010
1,823 specimens, collected between 1963 and 2010 on 396 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 6 specimens for others.
On the labels as G.R. Allen, Gerald R. Allen.
- Specimens
- 1,823
- Type specimens
- 196
- Years in the field
- 48
- Islands
- 72
- Species
- 1,067
- Identifications
- 6
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 13
Where Allen collected
Journeys
12 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 →
4 islands of the United States · May – Aug 1967
Gerald R. Allen across 4 islands of the United States, May – August 196776 specimens · 11 stops · 84 days · 1,310 km
Enewetak Atoll and Oʻahu · Mar – Apr 1968
Gerald R. Allen in Enewetak Atoll and Oʻahu, March – April 1968123 specimens · 11 stops · 55 days · 14,231 km
Enewetak Atoll and Oʻahu · May – Sep 1968
Gerald R. Allen in Enewetak Atoll and Oʻahu, May – September 196893 specimens · 33 stops · 99 days · 4,744 km
Enewetak Atoll · Nov – Dec 1968
Gerald R. Allen in Enewetak Atoll, November – December 1968106 specimens · 7 stops · 25 days
5 islands · Jan – May 1969
Gerald R. Allen across 5 islands, January – May 1969248 specimens · 25 stops · 109 days · 10,864 km
Enewetak Atoll · 2–19 Jan 1970
Gerald R. Allen in Enewetak Atoll, 2–19 January 197063 specimens · 10 stops · 18 days
17 islands of Australia · Nov 1971 – Jul 1972
Gerald R. Allen across 17 islands of Australia, November 1971 – July 1972122 specimens · 56 stops · 244 days · 3,375 km
One Tree and Lord Howe · Jan – Feb 1973
Gerald R. Allen in One Tree and Lord Howe, January – February 197388 specimens · 16 stops · 41 days
7 islands · Jul – Aug 1973
Gerald R. Allen across 7 islands, July – August 1973241 specimens · 22 stops · 48 days · 2,361 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Antennatus coccineus, 1963 (Oʻahu). Latest: Gorgasia klausewitzi, 2010.
Named for Allen
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Allen. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Labropsis alleni Labridae12
- Chromis alleni Pomacentridae9
- Plectranthias alleni Serranidae5
- Cryptocarya alleniana Lauraceae1
- Cypraea alleni Cypraeidae1
- Dotalabrus alleni Labridae1
- Ecsenius alleni Blenniidae1
- Guatteria allenii Annonaceae1
- Inga allenii Fabaceae1
- Leptachirus alleni Soleidae1
- Litsea alleniana Lauraceae1
- Tabernaemontana allenii Apocynaceae1
- Tomiyamichthys alleni Gobiidae1
As a determiner
6 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: