Philippe Bouchet
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Philippe Bouchet is a French scientist
, a zoologist whose primary scientific field of study is malacology
. He is a senior professor
at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
in Paris
, and is head of the Malacology laboratory and the Taxonomy Collections Unit there. He is also one of the Commissioner
s of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
and has been a member of the ICZN since 1990.
Philippe Bouchet is co-editor of several volumes in the Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos series
In 2005, Bouchet was the senior author (editor) (with Jean-Pierre Rocroi
) of a new taxonomy of the class Gastropoda
, published in a paper entitled "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families" published in the journal Malacologia
. This taxonomy is shown in the Wikipedia article "Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
".
In 2001 Bouchet was awarded the Marine Sciences Prize of the French Academy of Sciences
for his work on the vertical migration of gastropod larva
e.
Bouchet is the head of the 2004 Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project.
By the end of 2010, Bouchet had described (alone or together with others) more than 500 new species, mainly gastropods. More than 70 new species have been named in his honor. Bouchet was honored with a new genus named after him by Houart & Héros in 2008: Bouchetia
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
, a zoologist whose primary scientific field of study is malacology
Malacology
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology which deals with the study of the Mollusca , the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, octopus and squid, and numerous other kinds, many of which have shells...
. He is a senior professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and is head of the Malacology laboratory and the Taxonomy Collections Unit there. He is also one of the Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
s of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals". Founded in 1895, it currently comprises 28 members from 20 countries, mainly practicing zoological taxonomists...
and has been a member of the ICZN since 1990.
Philippe Bouchet is co-editor of several volumes in the Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos series
In 2005, Bouchet was the senior author (editor) (with Jean-Pierre Rocroi
Jean-Pierre Rocroi
Jean-Pierre Rocroi is a French malacologist, a scientist, a zoologist who studies mollusks. He works at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris....
) of a new taxonomy of the class Gastropoda
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
, published in a paper entitled "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families" published in the journal Malacologia
Malacologia
Malacologia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of malacology, the study of mollusks. The journal publishes articles in the fields of molluscan systematics, ecology, population ecology, genetics, molecular genetics, evolution, and phylogenetics.The journal specializes in publishing...
. This taxonomy is shown in the Wikipedia article "Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
".
In 2001 Bouchet was awarded the Marine Sciences Prize of the French Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
for his work on the vertical migration of gastropod larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e.
Bouchet is the head of the 2004 Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project.
By the end of 2010, Bouchet had described (alone or together with others) more than 500 new species, mainly gastropods. More than 70 new species have been named in his honor. Bouchet was honored with a new genus named after him by Houart & Héros in 2008: Bouchetia
Bouchetia
Bouchetia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.This genus was named after the malacologist Philippe Bouchet...
Publications
His publications as author or co-author are numerous. A few examples are listed below:- P. Bouchet, Revision of the Northeast Atlantic Bathyal and Abyssal Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda); J. Mollus. Stud. (1980) 46 (Supplement 8): 1-119. doi: 10.1093/mollus/46.Supplement_8.1
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B757K-48BCR8V-KW&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F29%2F1992&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1533219391&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3837d735bf7286ad3efb04468ffbef58&searchtype=a Philippe Bouchet and Marco Taviani, The Mediterranean deep-sea fauna: pseudopopulations of Atlantic species?; Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 39, Issue 2, February 1992, Pages 169-184]
- P. Bouchet , The magnitude of marine biodiversity, VliZ, 2006 (also as .pdf)
- Bouchet P. & Mermet G. (photographer) (2008). Shells 168 pp., ISBN 9780789209894
- Philippe Bouchet, Hervé Le Guyader et Olivier Pascal, « Des voyages de Cook à l’expédition Santo 2006 : un renouveau des explorations naturalistes des îles du Pacifique », Le Journal de la Société des Océanistes, 126-127 | Année 2008
External links
- Philippe Bouchet. ZooBankZooBankZooBank is an open access website intended to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature registry of zoological nomenclature. It was officially proposed in 2005 by the executive secretary of ICZN...
- Philippe Bouchet. International Commission on Zoological NomenclatureInternational Commission on Zoological NomenclatureThe International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals". Founded in 1895, it currently comprises 28 members from 20 countries, mainly practicing zoological taxonomists...