Aleksei Korotnev
Aleksei Alekseevich Korotnev was a Russian zoologist.
Korotnev graduated from Moscow University in 1876 and gained his doctorate there in 1881. In 1887, he became a professor at the St. Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev. In 1885 and in 1890-91, he made extensive zoological collections in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions. In 1886, he began studies at Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche . Korotnev also studied the fauna of Lake Baikal between 1900 and 1902. His principal work was on the embryonic development of cnidarians, bryozoans, tunicates and insects.
He was a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Taxa named in honour
The following taxa have been named in honour of Aleksei Alekseevich Korotnev:Gastropoda:
- Korotnewia Kozhov, 1936
- Korotnewia korotnevi
- Cincinna korotnevi
- Pseudancylastrum korotnevi Starobogatov, 1989
- Choanomphalus korotnevi Lindholm, 1909
Crustacea:
- ''Baicalasellus korotnevi''