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Harold F. Loomis

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Harold Frederick Loomis (December 23, 1896 – July 5, 1976) was an American botanist and myriapodologist known for his contributions to agronomy, plant pathology, and millipede taxonomy. [1]

44 relations: Agronomy, Arthropod, Astrocaryum alatum, Botany, Callipodida, Cambalidae, Caribbean, Central America, Chapman Field (Miami), Chelodesmidae, Entomology, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Family (biology), Farmington, New York, Gainesville, Florida, Genus, Gossypium barbadense, Hispaniola, Illacme plenipes, Lichen, Messicobolidae, Miami, Millipede, Myriapodology, National Museum of Natural History, Natural rubber, Orator F. Cook, Panama, Plant pathology, Polydesmida, Richard L. Hoffman, Robert Hibbs Peebles, Schizopetalidae, Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series, Smithsonian Institution, Spirobolida, Spirostreptida, Stemmiulidae, Subfamily, Tingupidae, Tridontomidae, Tylobolus, United States Department of Agriculture, West Indies.

Agronomy

Agronomy (Ancient Greek ἀγρός agrós 'field' + νόμος nómos 'law') is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and land reclamation.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Astrocaryum alatum

Astrocaryum alatum, the coquillo or coquito, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.

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Botany

Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.

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Callipodida

Callipodida (from Greek kallos "beauty" and podus "leg") is an order of millipedes containing around 130 species, many characterized by crests or ridges.

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Cambalidae

Cambalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.

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Central America

Central America (América Central, Centroamérica) is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast.

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Chapman Field (Miami)

Chapman Field (officially the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station) is a horticulture and agronomy research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), located in Miami, Florida.

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Chelodesmidae

Chelodesmidae, is a millipede family of order Polydesmida.

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Entomology

Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is an botanic garden, with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Farmington, New York

Farmington is a town located in the northern part of Ontario County, New York, United States.

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Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the county seat and largest city in Alachua County, Florida, United States, and the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gossypium barbadense

Gossypium barbadense, also known as extra-long staple (ELS) cotton, is a species of cotton plant that has been cultivated to have ELS fibres – fibres longer than – which are associated with high quality cotton cloth.

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Hispaniola

Hispaniola (Spanish: La Española; Latin and French: Hispaniola; Haitian Creole: Ispayola; Taíno: Haiti) is an island in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles.

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Illacme plenipes

Illacme plenipes is a siphonorhinid millipede found in the central region of the U.S. state of California.

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Lichen

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship.

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Messicobolidae

The family Messicobolidae is one of the smaller families of millipedes in the Order Spirobolida (fewer than 30 described species).

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Millipede

Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature.

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Myriapodology

Myriapodology is the scientific study of myriapods which includes centipedes and millipedes.

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National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History is a natural-history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Natural rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds, plus water.

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Orator F. Cook

Orator Fuller Cook Jr. (May 28, 1867 – April 23, 1949) was an American botanist, entomologist, and agronomist, known for his work on cotton and rubber cultivation and for coining the term speciation, the process by which new species arise from existing ones.

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Panama

Panama (Panamá), officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá), is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

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Plant pathology

Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).

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Polydesmida

Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).

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Richard L. Hoffman

Richard Lawrence Hoffman (September 25, 1927 – June 10, 2012) was an American zoologist known as an international expert on millipedes, and a leading authority on the natural history of Virginia and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Robert Hibbs Peebles

Robert Hibbs Peebles (1900-1956) was an American botanist and agronomist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Schizopetalidae

Schizopetalidae is a family of crested millipedes in the order Callipodida.

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Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series

The Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series is a collection of serial periodical publications produced by the Smithsonian Institution, detailing advances in various scientific and societal fields to which the Smithsonian Institution has made contributions.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Spirobolida

Spirobolida is an order of "round-backed" millipedes containing approximately 500 species in 12 families.

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Spirostreptida

Spirostreptida is an order of long, cylindrical millipedes.

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Stemmiulidae

Stemmiulida is an order of millipedes consisting of approximately 130 species, reaching up to 50 mm in length.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Tingupidae

Tingupidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida.

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Tridontomidae

Tridontomidae is a small family of millipedes.

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Tylobolus

Tylobolus is a genus of millipedes in the order Spirobolida with seven known species found in western North America.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, and food.

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West Indies

The West Indies or the Caribbean Basin is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean that includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagoes: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_F._Loomis

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