Dang Vu Khuc
Dang Vu Khuc (Khuk), Vietnamese paleontologist (Gia Lam District, Hanoi 04 December 1931 – Hanoi 21 November 2012) DESCRIBED FOSSIL MOLLUSCA TAXA Genera Dalaticeras 2002 with Meister & Huyen Glyptophiceras 1984 Langvophorus 1977 Mesoneilo 1977 Napengocosta 1991 Songdaella 1977 Tongdzuyites 2000 with Meister, Huyen & Doyle Vietnamicardium 1977 Species 79 HONORS Vukhuclepis Janvier, Thanh, Phuong & Truong 1997 (Fossil Pisces)
Chelakara Sivarama Vaidyanathan
Chelakara Sivarama Vaidyanathan, Indian biochemist (Palghat, Kerala State 14 November 1931 – Bangalore 01 September 1999) Discovered new reaction pathways involving metabolism of phenolic and chloroaromatic compounds in plants, fungi and bacteria First to study isolated enzyme systems involved in the aromatic ring fission in higher plants First report of the metabolism of the fungicide Dexon by a soil bacterium With N.G.K. Karanth, S.G. Bhat & V.N. Vasantharajan. Conversion of Dexon (p-Dimethylaminobenzenediazo Sodium Sulfonate) to N,N-dimethyl-p-Phenylenediamine by Pseudomonas fragi Bk9. Appl. Microb. (1974) METHODS With N.U. Khan & A.V. Kamath. Study of interfering substances in a simple, new spectrophotometric assay for phenylalanine ammonia-lyase. Biochem. Intern. 14(3):451-5, 1987 With S.P. Kunapuli & N.U. Khan. A simple and direct method for synthesis of S-mercuric N-dansyl cysteine. Ind. J. Biochem. (1984) With M. Remika Prasad & M. Sugumaran. A new colorimetric method for the estimation of resorcinol. Anal. Biochem. (1977) With P.M. Nair. A colorimetric method for determination of pyrocatechol and related substances. Anal. Biochem. 7(3):315-21, 1964 With K.V. Giri & A.N. Radhakrishnan. A simple paper chromatographic method for the study of transamination reactions. Nature 170:1025-6, 1952 BIOCHEMISTRY With R. Santha, H.S. Savithri, N. Appaji Rao. 2,3 dihydroxibenzoic acid decarboxylase from Aspergillus niger: a novel decarboxylase. Europ. J. Biochem. 230(1):1104-10, 1995 With A.V. Kamath. New pathway for the biodegradation of indole in Aspergillus niger (1990) With N. Narendra, M.A. Viswamitra, R. Venkateswara & K. Sankara Rao. Structure of cryptosin monohydrate: a new cardioactive glycoside. Acta Crystal. Sec C 43(8):1562-4, 1987 With V. Subramanian. Anthranilate hydroxylase from Aspergillus niger: new type of NADPH-linked nonheme iron monooxygenase. J. Bacter. (1984) With S.P. Kunapuli. Purification and characterization of a new indole oxygenase from the leaves of Tecoma stans L. plant Physiol. 71(1):19-23, 1983 With K.V. Giri, A.N. Radhakrishnan & K.S. Gopalkrishnan. Proline and hydroxyproline in leaves. Nature 170:579-80, 1980 With H.K. Sharma. A new mode of ring cleavage of 2,3 dihydroxybenzoic acid in Tecoma stans L. Europ. J. Biochem. (1975) With S.G. Bmat & N. Ramanarayanan. Mandelic acid-4-hydroxylase, a new inducible enzyme from Pseudomonas convexa. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 52(3):834-42, 1973 With N.S. Sreellela, P.V. Subba Rao & R. Premkumar. A new anthranilic acid hydroxylase from Aspergillus niger. Purifications and properties. J. Biol. Chem. (1969) With N.C. Pillai & K.V. Giri. A blood anticoagulant factor from the latex of Carica papaya. Part I. Purification and general properties. Proceed. Ind. Acad. Sciences Sec. B 42(6):316-24, 1955
Chandra Prakash Varma
Chandra Prakash Varma, Indian paleontologist (fl.1950-81) DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Pollen & Sporae (with Rawat 1963) Genera Foveodiporites Granodiporites Psilodiporites Punctodiporites Retidiporites Striadiporites Species Acanthotriletes halei 1969 Anapiculatisporites mcgregorii 1969 Cyclogranulatisporites mcallisteri 1969 Foveodiporites anklesvarensis 1963 with Rawat Granodiporites erdtmanii 1963 with Rawat Granodiporites piercei 1963 with Rawat Granodiporites sahnii 1963 with Rawat Pediastrum delicatites 1965 with Srivastava Perotriletes graysonii 1969 Psilodiporites bharadwaji 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites cooksinae 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites elongatus 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites gunniae 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites inaequalis 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites hammenii 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites krempii 1963 with Rawat Psilodiporites sahnii 1963 with Rawat Punctatisporites delicatus 1969 Punctatisporites greineri 1969 Punctodiporites harrisii 1963 with Rawat Retidiporites bengalensis 1963 with Rawat Stenozonotriletes arguei 1969 Striadiporites reticulatus 1963 with Rawat Algae Genera Mathurosphaera 1964 with Dangwal Morelletpora 1950 Species Acicularia indica 1954 Archaeolithothamnium lakiensis 1952 Archaeolithothamnium nammalense 1952 Archaeolithothamnium zonatum 1952 Clypeina sahnii 1952 Distichoplax raoi 1962 Gymnocodium piai 1953 with Rao Hemicystodinium taugourdeaui 1964 with Dangwal Hystrichosphaera pseudofurcata 1964 with Dangwal Hystrichosphaeridium cambayense 1964 with Dangwal Hystrichosphaeridium mineralosum 1964 with Dangwal Hystrichosphaeridium perplexum 1964 with Dangwal Lithophyllum wynnei 1953 Mathurosphaera rajivi 1964 with Dangwal Mesophyllum lakiense 1953 Mesophyllum punjabense 1953 Morelletpora nammalensis 1950 Solenomeris douvillei 1953 with Rao Plantae Genera Meliaceaephyllum 1968 Species Meliaceaephyllum mahagonites 1968 Mesembrioxylon sarmai 1954 Mesembrioxylon trichinopoliense 1954
Cesar Vargas Calderón
Julio Cesar Vargas Calderón, Peruvian botanist and explorer (Cusco 26 April 1903 – 30 November 2002) DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE SPECIES Amaryllis condemaita 1984 Clinanthus imasumac 1969 Bomarea ferreyrae 1955 Bomarea longistyla 1965 Bomarea tacnaensis 1965 Eccremocarpus huianacapac 1948 Eustephia darwinii 1960 Eustephia kawidei 1975 Eustephia longibracteata 1955 Gentiana reflexifolia 1944 with Killip Hippeastrum amaru 1960 Hippeastrum bukasovii 1975 Hippeastrum cuzcoensis 1975 Hippeastrum hugoi 1984 Hippeastrum intiflorum 1960 Hippeastrum leonardii 1984 Hippeastrum macbridei 1970 Hippeastrum machupijchensis 1976 Hippeastrum variegata 1975 Ismene hawkesii 1975 Ismene morrisonii 1943 Lupinus ccorilazensis 1948 Mastigostyla herrerae 1945 Nolana johnstonii 1955 Nolana urubambae 1955 Rubus bozae 1944 Rubus chloropetalus 1944 Rubus glaucophyllus 1944 Solanum buesii 1943 Solanum lignicaule 1943 Solanum pillahuatense 1956 Stenomesson weberbaueri 1974 Trichlora sandwithi 1969 Urceolina cuzcoensis 1974 Urceolina robledoana 1960 HONORS Vargasiella C. Schweinfurth 1952 (Orchidaceae)
Carmen Velasquez
Carmen Camacho Velasquez, Philippine fish parasitologist (Bayambang, Pangasinan Province 07 August 1913 – 16 October 1994) DESCRIBED VALID TAXA Helminths Trematoda Genera Allometabenedeniella 1982 Pseudallacanthochasmus 1961 Species Acanthoparyphium paracharadrii 1964 Acanthotrema tanayensis 1973 Alcicornis cirrudiscoides 1959 Allometabenedeniella plataxi 1982 Bucephalus confusus 1959 Bucephalus fragilis 1959 Bucephalus leognathi 1959 Bucephalus paraheterotentaculatus 1959 Capsala philippina 1982 Clinostomum philippinensis 1960 Cloacitrema philippinum 1969 Didymozoon bravohollisae 1970 Encotyllabe caballeroi 1977 Erilepturus neopacificus 1962 Euryakaina manilensis 1961 Euparyphium paramurinum 1964 Hurleytrema malabonense 1961 Lecithocladium apolecti 1962 Menziesia malaboni 1982 Neobenedenia manilae 1982 Prosorhynchoides philippinorum 1959 Prosorhynchus longus 1959 Prosorhynchus luzonicus 1959 Prosorhynchus mcintoshi 1959 Prosorhynchus paracrucibulus 1959 Pseudallacanthochasmus grandispinus 1961 Rhipidocotyle eggletoni 1959 Rhipidocotyle laruei 1959 Spirocamallanus philippinensis 1980 Nematoda Species Capillaria philippinensis 1968 with Chitwood & Salazar (human parasite) Other two species Copepoda Species Ergasilus philippinensis 1951 HONORS Velasquezotrema Eduardo & Javellana 1987 (Trematoda)
Carlos Villarroel
Carlos Mario Villarroel Arispe, Bolivian-born Colombian geologist and paleontologist (fl.1968) DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Genera Mammalia Brievabradys 2000 Etayoa 1987 Hondalagus 1998 with Marshall Huilabradys 1998 Huilatherium 1985 with Guerrero Díaz Kiotomops 1991 with Sakai, Setoguchi, Cadena & Shigehara Microtypotherium 1974 Plesiotypotherium 1974 Praectenomys 1975 Sallacyon 1982 with Marshall Others Colombianaspis 2015 with Morzadec, Mergl, Janvier & Rachebouef (Trilobita) Florestacanthus 2003 with Burrow & Janvier (Pisces) Species Mammalia Borhyaenidium altiplanicus 1983 with Marshall Boreostemma acostae 1983 Brievabradys laventensis 2000 Chapalmatherium saavedrai 1984 with Hoffstetter & Rodrigo Etayoa bacatensis 1987 Hondalagus altiplanensis 1998 with Marshall Huilabradys magdaleniensis 1998 Huilatherium pluriplicatum 1985 with Guerrero Díaz Kiotomops lopezi 1991 with Sakai, Setoguchi, Cadena & Shigehara Microtragulus bolivianus 1974 with Hoffstetter Microtypotherium choquecotense 1974 Neoglyptatelus sincelejanus 2005 with Clavijo Plesiotypotherium achirense 1974 Praectenomys rhombidens 1975 Praectenomys vagus 1975 Sallacyon hoffstetteri 1982 with Marshall Sparassocynus heterotoicus 1983 with Marshall Trachytherus subandinus 1994 with Sempere & Marshall Others Colombianaspis carvalhoae 2015 with Morzadec, Mergl, Janvier & Rachebouef (Trilobita) Florestacanthus morenoi 2003 with Burrow & Janvier (Pisces) Imocaris colombiensis 2003 with Rachebouef (Crustacea) HONORS Villarroelia Cifelli & Guerrero 1997 (Fossil Mammalia)