Maurice Gustave Benoît Choisy (29 June 1897 – 19 June 1966) was a French mycologist and lichenologist. He was a member of the Botanical Society of France, the Mycological Society of France, and the Linnean Society of Lyon [fr]. He was president of the botanical section of the latter society from 1949 to 1950.[1]

Species named after Choisy include Dermatocarpon choisyi D.D.Awasthi (1965);[2] Haematomma choisyi Werner (1932);[3] and Lecidea choisyi Werner (1932).[4]

Selected publications

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  • Choisy, M.G.B. (1928). "Existe-t-il un nouveau type de spores en Mycologie?". Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique (in French). 61 (1): 71–74. JSTOR 20791544.
  • ——————— (1931). "Lichens nouveaux". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (in French). 78 (4): 453–460. doi:10.1080/00378941.1931.10832910.
  • ——————— (1931). "La classification des Gyrophoracés". Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique (in French). 64 (1): 119–123. JSTOR 20791639.
  • ——————— (1949). "Catalogue des lichens de la région lyonnaise [1]. (suite: 1–16)". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon (in French). 18 (6): 105–120. doi:10.3406/linly.1949.8557.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Grumann, Vitus (1974). Biographisch-bibliographisches Handbuch der Lichenologie (in German). J. Cramer. pp. 270–271.
  2. ^ Awasthi, D.D. Catalogue of the Lichens from India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Ceylon. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 17. J. Cramer. p. 48. ISBN 978-3-7682-5417-5.
  3. ^ Werner, R.G. (1932). "Contribution á la flore cryptogamique du Maroc VII". Revue Bryologique et Lichénologique (in French). 5 (4): 210–228.
  4. ^ Werner, R.G. (1932). "Contribution á la flore cryptogamique du Maroc. VI". Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc (in French). 12: 156–163.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  M.Choisy.