Maureen Elizabeth Downey

Maureen Elizabeth Downey (1921–2000), U.S. echinodermologist.

• Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 22 taxon names authored by Maureen Elizabeth Downey

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1967

• Downey, M.E. 1967. Astronebris tatafilius (Euryalae: Asteronychidae), a new genus and species of Ophiuroid from the Aleutians, with a revised key to the family Asteronychidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 80: 41–45. BHL Reference page. 

1968

• Downey, M.E. 1968. A note on the Atlantic species of the starfish genus Linckia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 81: 41–44. BHL Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1968. Catalog of recent Echinoid type specimens in the U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 264: 1–99. BHL Reference page. 

1969

• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page. 

1970

• Downey, M.E. 1970. Zorocallida, New Order, and Doraster constellatus, New Genus and Species, with Notes on the Zoroasteridae (Echinodermata; Asteroidea). Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 64: 1–18. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.64Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1970. Drachmaster bullisi new genus and species of Ophidiasteridae (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), with a key to the Caribbean species of the family. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(6): 77–82. BHL Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1970. Marsipaster acicula, new species (Asteroidea: Echinodermata), from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(28): 309–312. BHL Reference page. 

1971

• Downey, M.E. 1971. A new species of the genus Solaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(4): 39–42. BHL Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1971. Two new species of the genus Tamaria (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Tropical Western Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(5): 43–50. BHL Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1971. Ampheraster alaminos, a new species of the family Asteriidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(6): 51–54. BHL Reference page. 

1972

• Downey, M.E. 1972. Midgardia xandaros new genus, new species, a large brisingid starfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(48): 421–426. BHL Reference page. 

1973

• Downey, M.E. 1973. Starfishes from the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 126: 1–158. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.126 Reference page. 

1975

• Downey, M.E. 1975. Asteroidea from Malpelo Island with a description of a new species of the genus Tamaria. In Graham, J.B. The biological investigation of Malpelo Island, Colombia. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 176: 86–90. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.176 Reference page. 

1977

• Tortonese, E. & Downey, M.E. 1977. On the genera Echinaster Mueller and Troschel, and Othilia Gray, and the validity of Verrillaster Downey. (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90(4): 829–830. BHL Reference page. 

1979

• Downey, M.E. 1979. Pythonaster pacificus n.sp. a new starfish of the family Myxasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(1): 70–74. BHL Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1979. Hymenaster kieri, a new species of starfish of the family Pterasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(4): 801–803. BHL Reference page. 

1980

• Downey, M.E. 1980. Floriaster maya, new genus and species of the family Goniasteridae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93(2): 346–349. BHL Reference page. 

1981

• Downey, M.E. 1981. A new goniasterid seastar, Evoplosoma scorpio (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), from the northeastern Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94(2): 561–563. BHL Reference page. 

1982

• Downey, M.E. 1982. Evoplosoma virgo, a new goniasterid starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95(4): 772–773. BHL Reference page. 

1986

• Downey, M.E. 1986. Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 435: 1–57. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.435 Reference page. 

1992

• Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. Reference page. 

Eponyms

• Henricia downeyae Clark, 1987