List of taxa described by Charles Darwin

A plate from Charles Darwin's Monograph on the Cirripedia, 1854, engraved by George Brettingham Sowerby, Jr.

The bay barnacle, Balanus improvisus, described by Charles Darwin, on a shell of the sand gaper clam Mya arenaria

This is a list of taxa described by Charles Darwin.^[1] Many of them are barnacles from his study of that group.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Species described by Charles Darwin". EOL. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
↑ "Darwin's Study of the Cirripedia". Darwin Online. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
↑ Darwin, C. R. 1851 [=1852]. Living Cirripedia, A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species. The Lepadidæ; or, pedunculated cirripedes. London: The Ray Society. Volume 1.
↑ Darwin, C. R. 1854. Living Cirripedia, The Balanidæ, (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ. London: The Ray Society. Volume 2.

Charles Darwin

Life	Darwin–Wedgwood family Education Voyage on HMS Beagle Inception of theory Development of theory Publication of theory Reactions to On the Origin of Species Orchids to Variation Descent of Man to Emotions Insectivorous Plants to Worms Portraits of Darwin Religious views Health

Writings	Extracts from Letters to Henslow The Voyage of the Beagle Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection On the Origin of Species Fertilisation of Orchids Geological Observations on South America Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Insectivorous Plants The Power of Movement in Plants The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms Autobiography Correspondence The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin More Letters of Charles Darwin List of described taxa

Related	Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation History of evolutionary thought Pangenesis Darwin Industry Commemoration Things named for Darwin Darwinism Social Darwinism HMS Beagle Darwin Medal Darwin Awards

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