Wesley M. Thorsson
Canadian physiologist · 1847–1915
6,607 specimens, collected between 1956 and 1999 on 366 collecting days, now held in 4 departments.
On the labels as Wesley M. Thorsson, Thorsson, Wesley M., Wesely M. Thorsson, W. Thorsson, W.M. Thorsson, W.A. Thorsson, Thorsson, Wesley Thorsson and 2 more.
- Specimens
- 6,607
- Type specimens
- 6
- Years in the field
- 44
- Islands
- 21
- Species
- 745
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Thorsson collected
Specimens by decade
1950s1990s
Earliest: Mitra mitra, 1956 (Oʻahu). Latest: Kermia, 1999.
Named for Thorsson
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Thorsson. 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
