George James Allman

George James Allman

George James Allman (1812-1898), Irish naturalist, cnidariologist and bryozoologist.

• Professor of Botany, University of Dublin (1844–1855)
• Regius Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh (1855–1870).

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 18 taxon names authored by George James Allman

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1864

• Allman, G.J. 1864. On the construction and limitation of genera among the Hydroida. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (3)13: 345-380. BHL Reference page. 

1865

• Allman 1865. On the characters and affinities of Potamogale, a genus of insectivorous mammals recently discovered in Western Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 467. BHL Reference page. 

1877

• Allman G.J., 1877. Report on the Hydroida collected during the Exploration of the Gulf Stream by L. F. de Pourtalès, Assistant United States Coast Survey. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 5(2): 1-64 (BHL).

1883

• Allman, G.J. 1883. Report on the Hydroida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part I -- Plumularidae. Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology 7(20): 1–54. BHL Reference page. 

1888

• Allman, G.J. 1888: Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora, Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology. 70: 1–90. 19th Century Science BHL Reference page. 

References

• Calder, D.R. 2015. George James Allman (1812–1898): pioneer in research on Cnidaria and freshwater Bryozoa. Zootaxa 4020(2): 201–243. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.2.1. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.