May Belle Hutson Chitwood

May Belle Hutson Chitwood (September 17, 1908 – September 19, 1994)[1] was an American author, nematologist, helminthologist, and zoologist at the Agricultural Research Service, curator of the National Parasite Collection, and director of the primate parasite registry at University of California at Davis.[2][3] Chitwood specialized in the morphology of nematodes early in the research of this aspect of the species, and was considered a world authority. She published over 50 research papers about nematology, helminthology, and zoology.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Back Matter". The Journal of Parasitology. 80 (6): 937–1061. 1994. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3283464.
  2. ^ "MAYBELLE HUTSON CHITWOOD: Researcher". Washington Post. 1994. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. ^ Lichtenfels, J. Ralph; Pilitt, P. A.; Hoberg, Eric P. (1992). "The U.S. National Parasite Collection—A Century of Service". Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology. 78 (5): 925. PMID 1403442.
  4. ^ Lichtenfels, J. Ralph (1995). "In Memoriam: MayBelle Hutson Chitwood (1908-1994)" (PDF). Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 62 (1): 103.
  5. ^ "Chitwood, May Belle Hutson". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved November 17, 2022.