Jacques Forest

Jacques Forest (14 June 1920 – 16 February 2012) was a French carcinologist.^[1]

Jacques Forest
Born	(1920-06-14)14 June 1920 Créteil, Val-de-Marne
Died	16 February 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 91)
Nationality	French
Alma mater	University of Lille
Scientific career
Fields	Carcinology
Institutions	Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Biography

The hermit crab Ciliopagurus strigatus – the genus Ciliopagurus was erected by Jacques Forest in 1995.

The description of Neoglyphea inopinata was a highlight of Jacques Forest's career.

Born in Créteil on 14 June 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in Maubeuge.^[2] He served in the army for a year during the Second World War, and went on to study at the University of Lille after demobilisation.^[2] After graduating, he worked for several years for the Office Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes ("scientific and technical office for marine fisheries"; now part of IFREMER); his early publications concerned a variety of fish species.^[2] In 1949, he joined the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career.^[1]

In association with Louis Fage, Forest began working on hermit crabs, and rapidly became an expert; he described over 70 new species in the family Diogenidae, for example.^[1] He also published on other Decapoda, including crabs and, most significantly, Neoglyphea inopinata, a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct.^[1]

Forest was also an enthusiastic field biologist, and took part in several oceanographic expeditions. He launched the MUSORSTOM expeditions in 1976.^[1] He was also involved with the scientific journals Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and Crustaceana.^[1]

Forest retired on 1 October 1989, at the age of 69, and continued to be involved with the journal Crustaceana until 2003.^[1] The Crustacean Society awarded Forest their Excellence in Research Award in 2008.^[3] He died on 16 February 2012.^[1]

Legacy

Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include:^[4][5]

Genera

• Forestia Guinot, 1976
• Pagurojacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 (replacement name for Jacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999)^[6]
• Jacforus Ng & Clark, 2003

Species

• Lumbricalus adriatica foresti (Fauvel & Rullier, 1959)
• Sicyonia foresti Rossignol, 1962
• Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
• Lembos foresti Mateus & Mateus, 1966
• Nematopsis foresti (Theodorides, 1967)
• Ventricolaria foresti Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967
• Asymmetrione foresti (Bourdon, 1968)
• Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1968
• Megachelione foresti Bourdon, 1968
• Brazilserolis foresti (Bastida & Torti, 1970)
• Cyathidium foresti Cherbonnier & Guille, 1972
• Haploniscus foresti Chardy, 1974
• Podocallichirus foresti (Le Loeuff & Intès, 1974)
• Paramunna foresti Carvacho, 1977
• Eucheilota foresti Goy, 1979
• Idmidronea foresti Buge, 1979
• Caryophyllia foresti Zibrowius, 1980
• Strengeriana foresti Rodriguez, 1980
• Alpheus foresti Banner & Banner, 1981
• Holothuria foresti Cherbonnier & Feral, 1981
• Leptochiton foresti (Leloup, 1981)
• Paralophogaster foresti Bacescu, 1981
• Periclimenes foresti A. J. Bruce, 1981
• Psilopsea foresti d'Hondt, 1981
• Nuculana foresti Metivier, 1982
• Platypodia foresti Serene, 1984
• Ethusa foresti Chen, 1985
• Eurysquilla foresti Moosa, 1985
• Processa foresti Noel, 1985
• Jolivetya foresti Cals, 1986
• Niso foresti Bouchet & Warén, 1986
• Arcoscalpellum foresti Rosell, 1989
• Forcepia foresti Lévi & Lévi, 1989
• Leucosia foresti Chen, 1989
• Lophopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1989
• Porcellanopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1989
• Trachycarcinus foresti Guinot, 1989
• Upogebia foresti Nguyen, 1989
• Alainosquilla foresti Moosa, 1991
• Ascorhynchus foresti Stock, 1991
• Lophopagurus foresti McLaughlin & Gunn, 1992
• Dromia foresti McLay, 1993
• Palaemonella foresti A. J. Bruce, 2001
• Munida foresti [nl] Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 2002^[7]