Dana G. Griffin III
American politician · 1834–1910
406 specimens, collected between 1862 and 2004 on 85 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 208 specimens for others.
On the labels as Griffin III, D.G., Griffin III, D., Griffin, D., Griffin, D. III, Dana G. Griffin III, Griffin, Griffin D. III.
- Specimens
- 406
- Type specimens
- 1
- Years in the field
- 143
- Islands
- 6
- Species
- 234
- Identifications
- 208
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Griffin collected
Specimens by decade
1860s2000s
Earliest: Toloxis imponderosa, 1862 (DISTRITO LIBERTADOR: El Valle between San Javier and the forested slopes of the Sierra de La Culata.). Latest: Microcampylopus leucogaster, 2004.
Named for Griffin
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Griffin. 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
208 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: