Eric Hochberg (biologist)
Frederick George "Eric" Hochberg (1941–2023) was a marine biologist specializing in the study of cephalopods and their parasites.[1]
In 1971, Hochberg received a Zoology PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara, later taking on teaching positions at the University of Washington. He became a curator at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in 1973.[2] Through the late 1990s and into the 2000s Hochberg collaborated on the description of several species of Octopus, most notably Thaumoctopus mimicus (mimic octopus) and Wunderpus photogenicus (the wunderpus).[1] Hochberg was also well known for his extensive research on cephalopod parasites, particularly the dicyemids, and he also studied terrestrial mollusks.[2]
Species and genera named after Hochberg[edit]
- Cirroctopus hochbergi O'Shea, 1999
- Genus Hochbergellus Roth & Miller, 1992
Species named by Hochberg[edit]
- Helminthoglypta concolor Roth & Hochberg, 1988
- Helminthoglypta uvasana Roth & Hochberg, 1992
- Helminthoglypta vasquezi Roth & Hochberg, 1992
- Microeledone mangoldi Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2004
- Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005
- Wunderpus photogenicus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Shellers From the Past and the Present, Personal Page Hochberg, Frederick (Eric) George, Jr. (Phd)". Conchology, Inc. 2023.
- ^ a b "Dr. F. G. Hochberg". GulfBase. Retrieved 2023-06-11.