Person
Knihinicki, Danuta Krystyna (1964 - 2021)
- Born
- 5 October 1964
Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 15 May 2021
New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Acarologist
Summary
Danuta Khihinicki was an acarologist whose main focus was on mites in the superfamily Eriophyoidea, particularly their taxonomy. Having joined the Biological and Chemical Research Institute of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture in 1989, from 1993 she assumed responsibility for all aspects of plant-feeding mites in relation to biosecurity, agriculture, and horticulture across New South Wales. For her masters degree Khihinicki undertook the first study of eriophyoid mites affecting commercially important Melaleuca species. She published over 25 scientific papers.
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Chronology
- 1989
- Education - BSc, University of New South Wales
- 1989 - 2019
- Career position - Technical Officer, Biological and Chemical Research Institute, New South Wales Department of Agriculture (later Primary Industry)
- 2009 - 2015
- Career position - Technical Editor for Eriophyoidea, Zootaxa
- 2019 - 2021
- Career position - Professional Officer, NSW Department of Primary Industry
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Fletcher, Murray; and Halliday, Bruce, 'Danuta Krystina Knihinicki 5 October 1964 - 15 May 2021', Myrmecia, 57 (3) (2021), 9-13. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 1 March 2022