Colin McLay explained

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Colin McLay (1942-2022) was a New Zealand marine biologist and carcinologist. Educated at the University of Otago and the University of British Columbia, he served as an Associate Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Canterbury.[1] He discovered several species of crab, including Desmodromia tranterae,[2] Euryxanthops chiltoni,[3] Gandalfus puia,[4] and Hirsutodynomene vespertilio.[5]

He died on 3 December 2022.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assoc. Prof. Colin McLay - People - Biological Sciences. University of Canterbury. 8 December 2013.
  2. Book: Komatsu. Studies on Eumalacostraca: a homage to Masatsune Takeda. Brill Publishers. 2012. 183. 978-9004202894. etal.
  3. McLay. Colin. Ng. Peter. 2007. Two new species of deep-water xanthid crabs of the genera Euryxanthops Garth & Kim, 1983, and Medaeops Guinot, 1967 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1385. 1175-5334 . 49030618.
  4. McLay . Colin L. . 2007-07-09 . New crabs from hydrothermal vents of the Kermadec Ridge submarine volcanoes, New Zealand: Gandalfus gen. nov. (Bythograeidae) and Xenograpsus (Varunidae) (Decapoda: Brachyura) . Zootaxa . English . 1524 . 1 . 1–22 . 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1524.1.1.
  5. McLay. Colin. Ng. Peter. 2005. On a collection of Dromiidae and Dynomenidae from the Philippines, with description of a new species of Hirsutodynomene. Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1029. 1175-5334. 49030618.
  6. Web site: Colin MCLAY Obituary (2022) - Christchurch, Canterbury - The Press . 2024-01-17 . Legacy.com.

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