Miles Thomas
collected 1977–2026
1,214 specimens, collected between 1977 and 2026 on 361 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 4,374 specimens for others.
On the labels as Thomas, M.K., Thomas, M., M. K. Thomas, Miles Thomas, Thomas, M.B., Mark Thomas.
- Specimens
- 1,214
- Type specimens
- 3
- Years in the field
- 50
- Islands
- 5
- Species
- 629
- Identifications
- 4,374
- In the Library
- 7
- Named after
- 11
Where Thomas collected
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Sepedon aenescens, 1977 (Koolau Mts.; Waikane; Hakipuu). Latest: Melicope peduncularis, 2026.
In the Library
Publications in the Library whose author line carries this name.
2026
New moss records for the Hawaiian IslandsThomas, M. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2026. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 175: 53-55.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2025
Notes, nuances, and novelties in the Hawaiian flora from Herbarium PacificumFaccenda, K., Arthur, K., Thomas, M.K., Oppenheimer, H., Ross, M.C., Starr, F., Starr, K., Tribble, C.M. & Starmer, J. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2025. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 163: 149-228.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2025
Additions and amendments to the Haaiian flora 2025Thomas, M.K., Magnacca, K., Heintzman, S., Deans, S. & Faccenda, K. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2025. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 163: 237-244.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2024
New Hawaiian bryophyte records from Herbarium Pacificum for 2023: 106 new island records for Hawaiian liverworts and hornwortsJudziewicz, E., Freire, A.V. & Thomas, M.K. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2024. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 156: 3-22.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2023
New combinations in some Hawaiian fernsThomas, M.K., and T.J. Gallaher · American Fern Journal
Museum research publication
2022
New Hawaiian bryophyte records from Herbarium Pacificum for 2022Thomas, M.T. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.) Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2022. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 148: 9-11. [published online 22 August 2022]
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2022
New Hawaiian bryophyte records from Herbarium Pacificum for 2022Thomas, M.K. · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers
Museum research publication
Named for Thomas
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Thomas. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Ochna thomasiana Ochnaceae28
- Rapana thomasiana Muricidae13
- Norfolkia thomasi Tripterygiidae12
- Prionocidaris thomasi Cidaridae7
- Arca thomasi Arcidae4
- Cypraea thomasi Cypraeidae3
- Cerithium thomasiae Cerithiidae1
- Epiphyllum thomasianum Cactaceae1
- Homoranthus thomasii Myrtaceae1
- Murex thomasi Muricidae1
- Ulmus thomasii Ulmaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
4,374 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: