Richard C. Starr

Richard Cawthorn Starr (August 24, 1924 – February 3, 1998) was an American phycologist.

Awards
Richard C. Starr was the inaugural recipient of the Darbaker Prize from the Botanical Society of America in 1955 and the recipient of the Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal in 1985.

Taxa named in honor of Richard C. Starr

 * Starria gen. nov. (Cyanophyta, described by N. J. Lang. J. Phycol. 13(1977):288-96.
 * Chlorococcum starrii sp. nov. (Chlorophyta, described by F. R. Trainor and P. A. Verses. Phycology 6(1967):237-39.
 * Cystomonas starrii, transferred by H. Ettl and G. Gartner. Nova Hedwigia 44(1987):509-17.
 * Pleodorina starrii, sp. nov. (Chlorophyta), described by H. Nozaki, FD Ott, and AW Coleman. Journal of Phycology 42(2006):1072-1080. 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00255.x.

Works

 * Starr, R.C., Marner, F.J. and Jaenicke, L. (1995). Chemoattraction of male gametes by a pheromone produced by female gametes of chlamydomonas. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92, 641–645.