Vladyslav Monchenko
Vladyslav Ivanovich Monchenko | |
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| Born | 2 April 1932 |
| Died | 8 February 2016 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | Kyiv University |
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| Fields | zoology, ecology, carcinology |
| Institutions | I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology |
| Doctoral advisor | Aleksandr Markevich |
Vladyslav Ivanovych Monchenko (Ukrainian: Владислав Іванович Монченко) (2 April 1932 – 8 February 2016) was a Ukrainian zoologist and ecologist, a prolific copepodologist. He was a full professor and an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Species named in honour of Prof. Monchenko
The 3 genera and 9 species of crustaceans are named in honour of V. I. Monchenko.
Moreover, in 2015 a minor land snail species from Madagascar, Boucardicus monchenkoi, was named in honour of Prof. Monchenko, who collected its first known specimen during expedition in 1991.