MK
Mary Eleanor King
American biologist and professor · 1927–2019
6,307 specimens, collected between 1862 and 1999 on 214 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 4 specimens for others.
On the labels as Mary Eleanor King, M. E. King, King, M. E., M.E. King, King, King, M.E., M. King, M.L. King and 5 more.
- Specimens
- 6,307
- Type specimens
- 19
- Years in the field
- 138
- Islands
- 12
- Species
- 1,069
- Identifications
- 4
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 23
Where King collected
Specimens by decade
1860s1990s
Earliest: Cyclopeltis presliana, 1862 (Truk; Hogoleu). Latest: Vermetidae, 1999.
Named for King
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name King. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Xenoturris kingae Turridae31
- Xenuroturris kingae Turridae14
- Cyclopeltis kingii Lomariopsidaceae12
- Ophiopeza kingi Ophiopezidae7
- Lindsaea kingii Lindsaeaceae5
- Chlamydosaurus kingii Agamidae3
- Cypraea kingae Cypraeidae3
- Blepharidachne kingii Poaceae2
- Dacryodes kingii Burseraceae2
- Lepidaria kingii Loranthaceae2
- Madhuca kingiana Sapotaceae2
- Backhousia kingii Myrtaceae1
- Bulimus kingi Bulimidae1
- Callista kingii Veneridae1
- Cytherea kingii Veneridae1
- Dendrobium kingianum Orchidaceae1
- Egernia kingii Scincidae1
- Festuca kingii Poaceae1
- Fissistigma kingii Annonaceae1
- Lomariopsis kingii Lomariopsidaceae1
- Paradione kingii Veneridae1
- Polygonatum kingianum Asparagaceae1
- Tabanus kingi Tabanidae1
From the field
As a determiner
4 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: