Ailsa McGown Clark

Ailsa McGown Clark
Born1926
Hendon, Middlesex
Died2014
Brighton, Sussex
OccupationZoologist
Years active1948–1986
EmployerNatural History Museum, London
HonoursSpecies Ophiolepis ailsae named for her (1897)

Ailsa McGown Clark (1926–2014)[1] was a British zoologist, who principally studied echinoderms[2] (such as starfishes and sea urchins)[3] and was a specialist on asteroidea.[4] She worked at the Natural History Museum for most of her career.[5]

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  3. ^ "Definition of ECHINODERM". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hyman, Libbie H. (1955). "How Many Species?". Systematic Zoology. 4 (3): 142–143. doi:10.2307/2411868. JSTOR 2411868 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.