Boris Evseevitch Bychowsky

Boris Evseevitch Bychowsky

B. E. Bychowsky
Native name Борис Евсеевич Быховский
Born (1908-08-14)14 August 1908
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died 26 January 1974(1974-01-26) (aged 65)
Leningrad, Russia
Nationality Russian
Fields Parasitology
Institutions Institute of Zoology, Saint Peterbsurg, Russia

Boris Evseevitch Bychowsky (Борис Евсеевич Быховский, 14 August 1908 - 26 January 1974) was a Soviet scientist and parasitologist, specialist of fish parasites, especially monogeneans.[1] [2] [3] [4]

He was the Director of the Institute of Zoology of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) (1962-1974).

Bychowsky is the author of more than 100 scientific publications, mostly on systematics of monogeneans.[5] His most famous work was his monography on monogeneans (1957), which was translated into English in 1961.[6]

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Taxa named in his honour

Bychowskicotyle plectorhynchi (Monogenea, Bychowskicotylidae)

The following taxa were created in his honour. Most are parasites of fish. WoRMS

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Numerous species of monogeneans, including Absonifibula bychowskyi Lawler & Overstreet, 1976, Caniongiella bychowskyi Lebedev, 1976, Cribromazocraes bychowskyi Mamaev, 1981, Dicrumenia bychowskyi Mamaev, 1969, Dionchus bychowskyi Timofeeva, 1989, Euryhaliotrema bychowskyi (Obodnikova, 1976) Kritsky & Boeger, 2002, Gyrodactyloides bychowskii Albova, 1948, Gyrodactylus bychowskyi (Albova, 1948), Heterobothrium bychowskyi Ogawa, 1991, Mazocraeoides bychowskyi Caballero & Caballero, 1976, Mexicana bychowskyi Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959, Mexicotrema bychowskyi Lamothe-Argumedo, 1969, Murraytrema bychowskyi Oliver, 1987, Murraytrematoides bychowskii (Nagibina, 1976) Oliver, 1987, Neohaliotrema bychowskii Zhukov, 1976, Neoheterocotyle bychowskyi (Timofeeva, 1981) Chisholm, 1994, Neotetraonchus bychowskyi Bravo-Hollis, 1968, Osphyobothrus bychowskyi Khoche & Chauhan, 1969, Pseudaxinoides bychowskyi Lebedev, 1977, Pseudodiplectanum bychowskii Nagibina, 1977, digeneans such as Genolopa bychowskii Zhukov, 1977, Hysterogonia bychowskii Korotaeva, 1972, and Phyllodistomum borisbychowskyi Caballero y Caballero, 1969, parasitic isopods such as Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979 and parasitic copepods such as Lepeophtheirus bychowskyi Gusev, 1951, and the Microsporidia Glugea bychowsky Gasimagomedov & Issi, 1970. In addition to all these fish parasites, the biting midge Culicoides bychowskyi Dzhafarov, 1964 (Ceratopogonidae, Diptera) was also named after Bychowsky.

References

  1. ↑ Kobulej, T. 1974. In memoriam B. J. Bychowsky (1908-1974). Parasitologia Hungarica, 7, 11-12. (in Hungarian) PDF
  2. ↑ Caballero y Caballero E. 1974. Boris E. Bychowsky 1908-1974. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 22(2):203. [in Spanish]
  3. ↑ Prost, Maria. 1974. In memoriam: Prof. Borys E. Bychowski (1908-1974). Wiadomosci parazytologiczne, 20(4): 657-659. [in Polish]
  4. ↑ Scarlato, O.A., Strelkov, A.A. & Lindberg, G.U. 1976. Boris Evseevich Bykhowsky (1908-1974). Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok), 1976(2),7-9 + 3 pl. [in Russian]
  5. ↑ Dogiel, V. A. & Bychowsky, B. E. 1939. Паразиты рыб Каспийского моря [Parasites of Fish of the Caspian Sea] DJVU File in Russian
  6. ↑ Bychowsky, B.E. (1957) Моногенетические сосальщики, их система и филогения DJVU File in Russian [Monogenetic Trematodes. Their systematic and phylogeny]. Akad. Nauka. USSR. English translation by the American Institute of Biological Science, Washington. (1961) 509 pp.doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7475

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