Iwao Taki Explained

Iwao Taki
Native Name:瀧 巖 (たき いわお)
Birth Name:Iwao Taki
Birth Date:19 June 1901
Birth Place: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Field:Taxonomy, Malacology
Workplaces:Denshukan, Fukuoka Prefectural Junior High School
Kyoto Imperial University
Hiroshima University of Literature and Science
Hiroshima University
Kansai Gaidai University
Kyoto Sangyo University
Alma Mater:Hiroshima Higher Normal School
Kyoto Imperial University
Known For:Developing malacology in Japan
Awards:3rd Class, the Order of the Rising Sun
Author Abbreviation Zoo:Iwao Taki
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Iwao Taki (Japanese name: 瀧巖,[1] 瀧巌,[2] 滝巌,[3] Hiragana: たき いわお, 19 June 1901 - 31 May 1984) was a Japanese malacologist. He described many taxa of Mollusca with Isao Taki (his brother), Tadashige Habe and Tokubei Kuroda.[4]

Life

Iwao Taki was born on 19 June 1901 in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture.[1] [2] On the suggestion of his brother, Isao Taki, he entered in 1920. He graduated and worked at as a teacher in 1924.[2] [1] The next year, he entered Department of zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Imperial University. In 1928, he graduated and worked in Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. He returned to Kyoto in August, and he founded The Malacological Society of Japan (Japanese: 日本貝類学会), and was involved in publishing the journal "Venus". In 1929, he became an assistant of department of zoology, Kyoto Imperial University. In 1933, he became assistant professor in the Marine Biological Laboratory at the .[5] In 1950, he was appointed to a professorship of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University and became a head of marine biological laboratory. He was rarely involved in the graduate research of students because of his position, but he taught Yoichi Kado (1917 - 1985) after the end of World War II. In 1952, he was promoted to professor of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University and he doubled as professor of the Faculty of Science, Hiroshima University and the head of marine biological laboratory until the next year.

In 1953, he named one of the meritorious men of The Malacological Society of Japan. From 1961 to 1965, he worked as the branch manager of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry annex, Hiroshima University Library. After retirement, he became professor emeritus of Hiroshima University. In addition, he served as the president of The Malacological Society of Japan from 1963 to 1978. After his term, he became honorary president of The Malacological Society of Japan. In 1966 when he retired from Hiroshima University, he became a professor at Kansai Gaidai College for one year. Subsequently, he worked as professor of Kansai Gaidai University from 1967 to 1968. After that, he was a professor of Kyoto Sangyo University from 1967 to 1978, Kyoto Sangyo University guest professor from 1978 to 1979 and Kyoto Sangyo University part-time lecturer from 1979 to 1981.

In 1971, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class.

He died on 31 May 1984 and was raised to .

Bibliography

This is the list of his work based on the Malacological Society of Japan (1984) "List of Malacological Publications by Dr. Iwao Taki".[6]

Journal articles

Books

Molluscan species described by him

The species lists is based on The Malacological Society of Japan (1984)"Molluscan Taxa Described by Dr. Iwao Taki".[4]

Polyplacophora

The list of chitons named by Iwao Taki.

Cephalopoda

The list of octopuses and squids named by Iwao Taki.

Gastropoda

The list of gastropods named by Iwao Taki.

Bivalvia

The list of bivalves named by Iwao Taki.

Molluscan taxa described by him

The lists of taxa below are based on The Malacological Society of Japan (1984)"Molluscan Taxa Dedicated to Dr. Iwao Taki".[4]

Genus group taxa

Family group taxa

Phylum group taxa

Molluscan taxa dedicated to him

Almost all taxa were named using his fullname because of the existence of Taki Isao, a malacologist who studies Chiton and his elder brother.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. The Malacological Society of Japan 1984, p.iii
  2. The Malacological Society of Japan 1961, pp.355-357
  3. http://jssz.sakura.ne.jp/pub/circ.html The Bulletin of the Japanese society of Systematic Zoology
  4. The Malacological Society of Japan 1984, pp.iv-vii
  5. Yamauchi 2013, pp.87-94
  6. The Malacological Society of Japan 1984, pp.viii-ix
  7. Based on the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 45.6.3., this name is infrasubspecific rank and not valid name because of first published before 1961 and its author expressly used one of the terms "form".
  8. The Malacological Society of Japan 1984, pp.vii-viii

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