Maureen Elizabeth Downey

Maureen Elizabeth Downey (1921–2000), U.S. echinodermologist.

Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Downey, M.E. 1967. Astronebris tatafilius (Euryalae: Asteronychidae), a new genus and species of Ophiuroid from the Aleutians, with a revised key to the family Asteronychidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 80: 41–45. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1968. A note on the Atlantic species of the starfish genus Linckia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 81: 41–44. BHL Reference page.
Downey, M.E. 1968. Catalog of recent Echinoid type specimens in the U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 264: 1–99. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1970. Zorocallida, New Order, and Doraster constellatus, New Genus and Species, with Notes on the Zoroasteridae (Echinodermata; Asteroidea). Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 64: 1–18. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.64Reference page.
Downey, M.E. 1970. Drachmaster bullisi new genus and species of Ophidiasteridae (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), with a key to the Caribbean species of the family. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(6): 77–82. BHL Reference page.
Downey, M.E. 1970. Marsipaster acicula, new species (Asteroidea: Echinodermata), from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(28): 309–312. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1971. A new species of the genus Solaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(4): 39–42. BHL Reference page.
Downey, M.E. 1971. Two new species of the genus Tamaria (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Tropical Western Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(5): 43–50. BHL Reference page.
Downey, M.E. 1971. Ampheraster alaminos, a new species of the family Asteriidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(6): 51–54. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1972. Midgardia xandaros new genus, new species, a large brisingid starfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(48): 421–426. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1975. Asteroidea from Malpelo Island with a description of a new species of the genus Tamaria. In Graham, J.B. The biological investigation of Malpelo Island, Colombia. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 176: 86–90. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.176 Reference page.

Tortonese, E. & Downey, M.E. 1977. On the genera Echinaster Mueller and Troschel, and Othilia Gray, and the validity of Verrillaster Downey. (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90(4): 829–830. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1979. Pythonaster pacificus n.sp. a new starfish of the family Myxasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(1): 70–74. BHL Reference page.
Downey, M.E. 1979. Hymenaster kieri, a new species of starfish of the family Pterasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(4): 801–803. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1980. Floriaster maya, new genus and species of the family Goniasteridae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93(2): 346–349. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1981. A new goniasterid seastar, Evoplosoma scorpio (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), from the northeastern Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94(2): 561–563. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1982. Evoplosoma virgo, a new goniasterid starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95(4): 772–773. BHL Reference page.

Downey, M.E. 1986. Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 435: 1–57. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.435 Reference page.

Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. Reference page.