J.E.R. Tilden
American phycologist · 1869–1957
1,464 specimens, collected between 1883 and 2025 on 152 collecting days. Identified 5 specimens for others.
On the labels as Tilden, J.E., Tilden, J., Tilden, Tilden, J. E., Tilden J.E., Tilden, J.ER., Tilden, J.F..
- Specimens
- 1,464
- Type specimens
- 4
- Years in the field
- 143
- Islands
- 16
- Species
- 865
- Identifications
- 5
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Tilden collected
Journeys
4 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 and Canada · Jun – Aug 1897
J.E.R. Tilden in the United States and Canada, June – August 189740 specimens · 15 stops · 49 days
4 islands · May – Aug 1898
J.E.R. Tilden across 4 islands, May – August 189866 specimens · 25 stops · 70 days
3 islands of the United States · May – Jul 1900
J.E.R. Tilden in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, May – July 1900103 specimens · 18 stops · 90 days · 2,500 km
Tahiti and Australia · Aug – Sep 1912
J.E.R. Tilden in Tahiti and Australia, August – September 1912117 specimens · 7 stops · 32 days
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Pylaiella varia, 1883 (Baird Point Straiit of Juan de Fuca, Vancouver Island, British Columbia). Latest: Cassytha pubescens, 2025.
Named for Tilden
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Tilden. 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
5 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: