Jacques Forest (14 June 1920 – 16 February 2012) was a French carcinologist.
Biography
Born in Créteil on 14 June 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in Maubeuge. He served in the army for a year during the Second World War, and went on to study at the University of Lille after demobilisation. After graduating, he worked for several years for the ("scientific and technical office for marine fisheries"; now part of IFREMER); his early publications concerned a variety of fish species. In 1949, he joined the in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career.
In association with Louis Fage, Forest began working on hermit crabs, and rapidly became an expert; he described over 70 new species in the family Diogenidae, for example. He also published on other Decapoda, including crabs and, most significantly, Neoglyphea inopinata, a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct.
Forest was also an enthusiastic field biologist, and took part in several oceanographic expeditions. He launched the MUSORSTOM expeditions in 1976. He was also involved with the scientific journals Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and Crustaceana.
Forest retired on 1 October 1989, at the age of 69, and continued to be involved with the journal Crustaceana until 2003. The Crustacean Society awarded Forest their Excellence in Research Award in 2008. He died on 16 February 2012.
Legacy Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include: Genera Forestia Guinot, 1976 Pagurojacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 (replacement name for Jacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999) Jacforus Ng & Clark, 2003
Species
Lumbricalus adriatica foresti (Fauvel & Rullier, 1959) Sicyonia foresti Rossignol, 1962 Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962 Lembos foresti Mateus & Mateus, 1966 Nematopsis foresti (Theodorides, 1967) Ventricolaria foresti Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967 Asymmetrione foresti (Bourdon, 1968) Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1968 Megachelione foresti Bourdon, 1968 Brazilserolis foresti (Bastida & Torti, 1970) Cyathidium foresti Cherbonnier & Guille, 1972 Haploniscus foresti Chardy, 1974 Podocallichirus foresti (Le Loeuff & Intès, 1974) Paramunna foresti Carvacho, 1977 Eucheilota foresti Goy, 1979 Idmidronea foresti Buge, 1979 Caryophyllia foresti Zibrowius, 1980 Strengeriana foresti Rodriguez, 1980 Alpheus foresti Banner & Banner, 1981 Holothuria foresti Cherbonnier & Feral, 1981 Leptochiton foresti (Leloup, 1981) Paralophogaster foresti Bacescu, 1981 Periclimenes foresti A. J. Bruce, 1981 Psilopsea foresti d'Hondt, 1981 Nuculana foresti Metivier, 1982 Platypodia foresti Serene, 1984 Ethusa foresti Chen, 1985 Eurysquilla foresti Moosa, 1985 Processa foresti Noel, 1985 Jolivetya foresti Cals, 1986 Niso foresti Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Arcoscalpellum foresti Rosell, 1989 Forcepia foresti Lévi & Lévi, 1989 Leucosia foresti Chen, 1989 Lophopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1989 Porcellanopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1989 Trachycarcinus foresti Guinot, 1989 Upogebia foresti Nguyen, 1989 Alainosquilla foresti Moosa, 1991 Ascorhynchus foresti Stock, 1991 Lophopagurus foresti McLaughlin & Gunn, 1992 Dromia foresti McLay, 1993 Palaemonella foresti A. J. Bruce, 2001 Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 2002
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