Paul Silva

American botanist (1922–2014)

For the New Zealand soldier and woodchopper, see Paul Silva (woodchopper).

Paul Silva

Born| October 31, 1922

San Diego, California

Died| June 12, 2014

Berkeley, California

Nationality| American
Alma mater| University of California, Berkeley
Known for| systematics of algae
Partner| Lawrence Ray Heckard
Scientific career
Fields| phycology
Institutions| University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor| George F. Papenfuss

Paul Claude Silva (October 31, 1922 – June 12, 2014) was a phycologist, marine biologist, and algal taxonomist considered to be the world's leading expert in the chlorophyte green algal genus Codium. Silva was also an expert in botanical nomenclature and was an editor of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature's Eighth through Sixteenth International Botanical Congresses.[1]

## Biography

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Silva completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California, though his education was interrupted by World War II. He served in the US Navy on the USS Darby, participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He attended Stanford University for his master's degree studying under Gilbert Morgan Smith, and University of California, Berkeley for his Ph.D. Silva later worked as a Research Botanist and Curator of Algae at the UCB herbarium.[2] While at UC Berkeley, Silva met his life partner Lawrence Ray Heckard.[3]

## Honours

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He has been honoured in the naming of several taxa of algae. In 1999, Silvetia In the Fucaceae family) was published by botanists E.A.Serrão, T.O.Cho, S.M.Boo & Brawley.[4] and then in 2002, Paulsilvella (in the Subfamily Lithophylloideae) was published by Woelk., Sartoni & Boddi.[5][6]

The standard author abbreviation P.C.Silva is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Woelkerling, W. J. (2011). "A Tribute to Paul Silva, the International Phycological Society, and the Index Nominum Algarum". Phycologia. 50 (5): 498–501\. doi:10.2216/0031-8884-50.5.498. S2CID 85411504.
2. ^ Paul Claude Silva at The University and Jepson Herbarium
3. ^ D'Alcamo, Susan; Chuang, Tsan-Iang; Constance, Lincoln; Hickman, James C.; Silva, Paul C. (1992). "University of California: In Memoriam, 1992". California Digital Library. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. ^ Hays, Cyntha G. (January 2007). "Adaptive Phenotypic Differentiation Across the Intertidal Gradient In the Alga Silvetia Compressa". Ecology. 88 (1): 149–157\. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2007)88[149:apdati]2.0.co;2. S2CID 3160128.
5. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paulsilvella Woelkerling, Sartoni & Boddi, 2002". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
6. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  P.C.Silva.

## External links

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* http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/CPD/algal_research.html

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Presidents of the Phycological Society of America

1946-1974|

* Gilbert Morgan Smith (1946)
* William Randolph Taylor (1947)
* Lewis Hanford Tiffany (1948)
* Jules Brunel (1949)
* Edgar Nelson Transeau (1950)
* Clarence E. Taft (1951)
* Edwin T. Moul (1952)
* Ruth Myrtle Patrick (1953)
* Gerald Webber Prescott (1954)
* Harold Charles Bold (1955)
* George F. Papenfuss (1956)
* Larry A. Whitford (1957)
* Paul Claude Silva (1958)
* Richard Cawthorn Starr (1959)
* Jack Edgar Myers (1960)
* Luigi Provasoli (1961)
* William A. Daily (1962)
* Robert W. Krauss (1963)
* Janet Ruth Stein Taylor (1965)
* Walter R. Herndon (1966)
* Hannah T. Croasdale (1967)
* Francis R. Trainor (1968)
* Bruce C. Parker (1969)
* Ralph Arnold Lewin (1970)
* Richard Earl Norris (1971)
* Philip W. Cook (1972)
* Robert W. Hoshaw (1973)
* Patricia L. Walne (1974)

1975-1999|

* Norma J. Lang (1975)
* John A. West (1976)
* Michael J. Wynne (1977)
* Elisabeth Gantt (1978)
* Clinton J. Dawes (1979)
* Elenor R. Cox (1980)
* Larry R. Hoffman (1981)
* Annette W. Coleman (1982)
* James R. Rosowski (1983)
* Carole A. Lembi (1984)
* Michael Neushul, Jr. (1985)
* Beatrice Marcy Sweeney (1986)
* Susan D. Waaland (1987)
* Eugene F. Stoermer (1988)
* Russell L. Chapman (1989)
* Lois Ann Pfiester (1990)
* J. Robert Waaland (1991)
* Robert Gordon Sheath (1992)
* M. Dennis Hanisak (1992)
* John P. van der Meer (1993)
* Larry B. Liddle (1994)
* Richard L. Meyer (1995)
* Lynda J. Goff  (1996)
* Rick McCourt (1998)
* Paul Kugrens (1999)

2000-present|

* Steven N. Murray (2000)
* Charles Yarish (2001)
* A. Michelle Wood (2002)
* David F. Millie (2003)
* Thierry B. R. Chopin (2004)
* Curt M. Pueschel (2005)
* Morgan Vis (2006)
* Richard E. Triemer (2007)
* Robert A. Andersen (2008)
* Charles Amsler (2009)
* Paul K. Hayes (2010)
* Susan H. Brawley (2011)
* Juan M. Lopez-Bautista (2012)
* Linda Graham (2013)
* John W. Stiller (2014)
* Rick Zechman (2015)
* Paul W. Gabrielson (2016)
* Tim A. Nelson (2017)
* Alison Sherwood (2018)
* Kirsten M. Müller (2019)
* Dale Casamatta (2020)
* Eric Linton (2021)
* Deborah Robertson (2022)
* Patrick Martone (2023)
* Juliet Brodie (2024)

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