Zeferino Vaz
Zeferino Vaz, Brazilian helminthologist (São Paulo 27 May 1908 – São Paulo 09 February 1981) Authored about 70 works With C. Pereira developed a simple and rapid process for in toto-mounting of nematodes in balsam (1934) and a technique for staining parasites DESCRIBED HELMINTH GENERA Trematoda Parahemiurus 1930 with Pereira Travassosina 1932 Trematichthys 1932 Witenbergia 1932 Nematoda Ackertia 1934 Hempelia 1936 Paraleiurus 1929 with Pereira HONORS Zefevazia Martínez 1954 (Coleoptera)
Y. Narsing Rao Varma
Y. Narsing Rao Varma, Indian palynologist (1947 – DESCRIBED FOSSIL POLLEN / SPORAE SPECIES Callialasporites crassimarginatus 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Cicatricosisporites gangapurensis 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Cicatricosisporites verrumuratus 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Contignisporites crenatus 1984 with Ramanujam Cucurbitariaceites keralaensis 1985 with Patil Dicellaesporites inaequalis 1985 Distalanulisporites verrucatus 1984 with Ramanujam Foveosporites sahii 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Impardecispora adilabadensis 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Ischyosporites pusillus 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Matonisporites sahnii 1984 with Ramanujam Neoraistrickia rallapetensis 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Platysaccus bharadwaji 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Trilites orikkaiense 1984 with Ramanujam Undulatisporites venkatachalai 1983 with Ramanujam & Rajeshwar-Rao Varmasporites tonakkalensis 1985 with Patil HONORS Varmasporites Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000 (Fossil pollen /sporae)
Wolfgang Volkheimer
Wolfgang Volkheimer, German-born Argentine micropaleontologist (Kempten, Bavaria 29 December 1928 – Mendoza 23 March 2018) Authored over 110 publications DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Genera Huitrinipollenites 1975 with Salas Hyalosphaera 1976 with Salas Paleospongilla 1972 with Ott Species Ancyrochitina parisi 1986 with Melendi & Salas Ancyrochitina parkerae 1986 with Melendi & Salas Apiculatisporites charahuillaensis 1972 Aratrisporites compositum 1991 with Zavattieri Araucariacites pergranulatus 1968 Baculatisporites bagualensis 1968 Baculatisporites tenuis 1968 Campenia austroamericana 1974 Cingulochitina striata 1986 with Melendi & Salas Cirratriradites minor 1968 Concavisporites laticrassus 1972 Classopollis intrareticulatus 1972 Criboperidinium reticulatum 1985 with Quattrocchio Cycadopites granulatus 1968 Cycadopites punctatus 1968 Cycadaceaelagella nana 1968 Cyclusphaera psilata 1976 with Sepulveda Ephedripites menendezii 1972 Equisetosporites caichiguensis 1975 with Quattrocchio Gemmatriletes covuncoensis 1981 with Moroni Gleicheniidites argentinus 1972 Huitrinipollenites transitorius 1975 with Salas Hymenophyllumsporites grandis 1968 Hystrichosphaerina neuquina 1983 with Quattrocchio Inaperturopollenites microgranulatus 1972 Inaperturopollenites velatus 1968 Interulobites variabilis 1975 with Quattrocchio Klukisporites labiatus Leiosphaeridia dellapei 1977 with Caccavari & Sepulveda Leiosphaeridia menendezii 1977 com Caccavari & Sepulveda Muderongia sarjeantii 2010 Oligosphaeridium quattrocchiae 2010 Osmundacidites araucanus 1972 Osmundacidites diazii 1972 Palaeospongilla chubutensis 1972 with Ott Peromonolites pehuenche 1972 Podocarpidites verrucosus 1972 Polypodiaceoisporites neuquenensis 1972 Pterospermella crameri 1980 with Melendi & Aceñolaza Rugulatisporites neuquenensis 1972 Sahardia talacastensis 1982 with Melendi Sphaerochitina densibaculata 1986 with Melendi & Salas Sphaerochitina depilosa 1986 with Melendi & Salas Stephanocolpites mastandreai 1975 with Salas Stereisporites pandoi 1981 with Moroni Systematophora rosenfeldii 1993 with Sarjeant Urochitina loboi 1986 with Melendi Urochitina longa 1986 with Melendi & Salas Uvaesporites minimus 1968 Verrucosisporites varians 1972 HONORS (Fossil) Volkheimeria Bonaparte 1979 (Reptilia) Volkheimeridium Quattrocchio & Sarjeant 2003 (Dinophyceae)
Willem Jacobus Van der Linde
Willem Jacobus Van der Linde, South-African plant nematologist (1903 – 1978) Developed many techniques for soil extraction of nematodes SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With J.G. Clemitson & M.E. Crous. Host-parasite relationship of South African root-knot eelworm (Meloidogyne spp.). Sci Bull. Dep. Agric. Techn. Serv. U.S. Africa 385, 16, 1959 The Meloidogyne problem in South Africa. Nematologica 1:177-83, 1956 With S.J. Du Plessis. Inspection of seed potatoes for Government Certification. Farm. S. Africa 29:263-6, 1954 With V. Angelopulo. Root-knot nematodes. Farm. S. Africa 26(302):162-8, 1951 With A.J. Smith & L.J. Neetling. Control of eelworm (with special reference to D-D). Farm. S. Africa 26:263-89, 1948 Eelworm or root gallworm. Farm. S. Africa p.727-36, 1942 A contribution to the study of nematodes. Entom. Mem. Dept. Agric. Forest. U. South Africa 2(3):1-40, 1938 With E.J. Greenstein. The Bradley grass nematode. Farm. S. Africa 13:299-300, 1938 DESCRIBED NEMATODA TAXA (1938) Genera Cuticularia Funaria Species Achromadora pseudomicoletzkyi Aphelenchoides elmiraensis Aphelenchoides oswegoensis Archionchus pseudoperplaxans Chitinotylenchus incognata Cuticularia mathesoni Diplogaster subamericanus Dorylaimus dreyeri Dorylaimus minnsi Dorylaimus renwicki Dorylaimus reynecki Eudorylaimus albionensis Funaria thornei Paratylenchus curvitatus Tylencholaimus cornelli HONORS Vanderlindia Heyns 1964 (Nematoda)
Volkmar Vareschi
Volkmar Vareschi, Austrian-born Venezuelan botanist and plant ecologist (Innsbruck, Tirol 25 May 1906 – Caracas 06 March 1991) Authored over 100 scientific works Internationally known as one of the founders of modern plant ecological physiology and performed pioneering contributions such as water balance in trees and hemi parasite plants First to use lichens as bio indicators in tropical lands DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE TAXA Elaphoglossum aristeguietae 1966 Elaphoglossum foldatsii 1966 Elaphoglossum latebricolum 1966 Elaphoglossum melancholicum 1966 Elaphoglossum pannieri 1966 Elaphoglossum wurdackii 1966 Elaphoglossum zettleri 1966 Eriosorus lasseri 1966 Grammitis gameriana 1966 Hymenophyllopsis steyermarkii 1966 Hymenophyllopsis universitatis 1966 Lycopodium mirum 1958 Pterozonium steyermarkii 1966 Thelypteris aristeguietae 1966 FUNGI Grimmia meridensis Ramalina dictyota 1956 with Dodge
Villela family
Eurico de Azevedo Villela, Brazilian physician (Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro State 10 September 1883 – Rio de Janeiro 08 March 1962) Described Chagasic cardiopathy With C. Chagas. Forma cardíaca de trypanosomiase americana. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 14(1):5-61, 1922 Developed anti scorpion serum (1906) A simple device for the application of DDT larvicide. Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 40(3):353-4, 1946 His son, Eudoro Libanio Villela, biomedical researcher (Vargem Grande do Sul, São Paulo State 02 August 1907 – São Paulo 18 April 2001) He is most known as banker Described histopathologically the fatal cases of yellow fever in which are found accumulations of pigment in Kupffer cells (Villela bodies) Histology of human yellow fever when death is delayed. Arch. Path. 31:665-9, 1941 Improved the Rio Hortega technique for identifying tumors (Rio Hortega-Villela method)