Walter Kenrick Fisher

Walter Kenrick Fisher (1878–1953), U.S. zoologist.

Taxon names authored

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• 260 taxon names authored by Walter Kenrick Fisher

Eponyms

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• 5 eponyms of Walter Kenrick Fisher

Publications

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1903

• Fisher, W.K. 1903. A new Procelsterna from the Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Group. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26: 559–563. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.26-1322.559 BHL

1905

• Fisher, W.K. 1905. New starfishes from deep water off California and Alaska. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. 24: 293–320. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1905. A new Psolus from Monterety Bay, California. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 29: 573–576. BHL

1906

• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. New starfishes from the Pacific Coast of North America. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 8: 111–139. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 30(10): 299–302. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. On the Generic Name Stolasterias, Sladen. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. (7)17: 574–575. BHL

1907

• Fisher, W.K. 1907. Note on Eremicaster, a genus of starfishes. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 32: 12–14. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1907. Holothurian names. Science. (2)26: 379–380. BHL

1908

• Fisher, W.K., 1908. Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 52: 87–93. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1908. Some necessary changes in the generic names of starfishes. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 33: 356–359. BHL Reference page. 

1909

• Fisher, W.K. 1909. Holothurians. The American naturalist. 43(506): 111–114. BHL

1910

• Fisher, W.K. 1910. New genera of starfishes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology serie 8. 5(24): 171–173. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1910. New Pterasteridae from the North Pacific. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 5(23): 167–170. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1910. New Starfishes from the North Pacific - I. Phanerozonia. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35: 545–553. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1910. New Starfishes from the North Pacific - II. Spinulosa. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35: 568–574. BHL Reference page. 

1911

• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76(1): xiii+420 pp.; 122 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Hyalinothrix, a new genus of starfishes from the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 39(1807): 659–664. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Two new Genera of Starfishes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. (8)7(7): 89–92. BHL
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. The genus Blakiaster Perrier. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 54(4): 161–164. BHL
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. New genera of starfishes from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 40: 415–427. BHL. Reference page. 

1913

• Fisher, W.K. 1913. Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43(1944): 599–648. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1913. New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 46(2022): 201–224. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1913. A new species of Echinaster, with a note on the name Othilia. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 42: 193–196. BHL. Reference page. 

1916

• Fisher, W.K. 1916. Notes on the systematic position of certain genera and higher groups of starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 1–6. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1916. New east Indian starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 27-36. BHL Reference page. 

1917

• Fisher, W.K. 1917a. The asteroid genus Coronaster. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 30: 23–26. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1917b. New Starfishes from the Philippines end Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 30: 89–94. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1917c. Trophodiscus, a new sea star from Kamchatka. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 52(2180): 367–371. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1917d. Notes on Asteroidea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. Series 8. 20(116): 166–172. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1917e. A new Genus and Subgenus of East-Indian Sea-Stars. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. Series 8. 20(116): 172–173. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1917f. New genera and species of Brisingidae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 20(8): 418–431. BHL Reference page. 

1918

• Fisher, W.K. 1918. Notes on Asteroidea. II. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology serie 9. 2(7): 103–111. BHL Reference page. 

1919

• Fisher, W.K. 1919. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions, vol. 3 . Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 100(3): 1–547. 156 pls. hdl: 10088/21263 BHL Reference page. 

1922

• Fisher, W.K. 1922. Notes on Asteroidea.—III. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. (9)10: 590–598. BHL. Reference page. 

1923

• Fisher, W.K. 1923a. XXVIII.—A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidæ, a family of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Series 9 12(68): 247-258. DOI: 10.1080/00222932308632942 Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1923b. LXII.—A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidæ, a family of sea-stars (concluded). Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Series 9 12(71): 595-607. DOI: 10.1080/00222932308632982 Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1923. Ocean Life. The Scientific Monthly. 17(4).

1924

• Fisher, W.K. 1924. A remarkable new sea star from Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 64(3): 1–6. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1924. The genus Sclerasterias Perrier. Bulletin de l’Institut Océanographique de Monaco. 444: 1–8. Reference page. 

1925

• Fisher, W.K. 1925. Asexual Reproduction in the Starfish, Sclerasterias. Biological Bulletin. 48(3): 171–175. DOI: 10.2307/1536659
• Fisher, W.K. 1925. Tanager Expedition Publication No. I. Sea Stars of the Tropical Central Pacific. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 27.
• Fisher, W.K. 1925. Sea stars of Tropical Central Pacific. Pp. 63–87. In: Edmonson, C.H., Fisher, W.K., Clark, H.L. Treadwell, A.L. & Cushman, J.A. Marine zoology of the tropical central Pacific. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 27: 1–148. Reference page. 

1926

• Fisher, W.K. 1926. XXI.—Notes on the Asteroidea.—IV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Series 9 18(104): 196-200. DOI: 10.1080/00222932608633495 Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1926. A new sea star of the genus Evasterias. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 69(6): 1–5. BHL

1928

• Fisher, W.K. 1928. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters. Part 2. Forcipulata (part). Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76: 1–245. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1928. Sea stars from the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition. Zoologica; scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 8(9): 487–493. BHL. Reference page. 

1930

• Fisher, W.K. 1930. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 3: Forcipulata (Concluded). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 76(3): 1-356. DOI: 10.5479/si.03629236.76.3 BHL Reference page. 

1931

• Fisher, W.K. 1931. California Hydrocorals. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10)8: 391.
• Fisher, W.K. 1931. Report on the South American Sea Stars collected by Waldo L. Schmitt. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 78(16): 1–9. BHL

1934

• Fisher, W.K. 1934. Note on a Starfish from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, Singapore, Straits Settlements. 9.

1938

• Fisher, W.K. 1938. Hydrocorals of the North Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 84: 493–554. BHL

1939

• Fisher, W.K. 1939. A new sea star of the genus Poraniopsis from Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 86: 469–472. BHL

1940

• Fisher, W.K. 1940. Asteroidea. Discovery Reports. 20: 69–306. BHL Reference page. 

1941

• Fisher, W.K. 1941. A new genus of sea stars (Plazaster) from Japan, with a note on the genus Parasterina. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 90: 447–456. BHL

1947

• Fisher, W.K. 1947. New genera and species of echiuroid and sipunculoid worms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 97: 351–368. BHL

1948

• Fisher, W.K. 1948. A review of the Bonelliidae (Echiuroidea). Annals and magazine of Natural History. (11)14(120): 852–860. DOI: 10.1080/00222934708654698

1949

• Fisher, W.K. 1949. Additions to the echiuroid fauna of the North Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 99: 479–494. BHL