Maurice Gustave Benoît Choisy (29 June 1897 – 19 June 1966) was a French mycologist and lichenologist. He was a member of the Botanical Society of France, the Mycological Society of France, and the Linnean Society of Lyon[fr]. He was president of the botanical section of the latter society from 1949 to 1950.

Species named after Choisy include Dermatocarpon choisyi D.D.Awasthi (1965); Haematomma choisyi Werner (1932); and Lecidea choisyi Werner (1932).

Selected publications

  • Choisy, M.G.B. (1928). "Existe-t-il un nouveau type de spores en Mycologie?". Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique (in French). 61 (1): 71–74. JSTOR .
  • ——————— (1931). . Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (in French). 78 (4): 453–460. doi:.
  • ——————— (1931). "La classification des Gyrophoracés". Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique (in French). 64 (1): 119–123. JSTOR .
  • ——————— (1949). "Catalogue des lichens de la région lyonnaise [1]. (suite: 1–16)". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon (in French). 18 (6): 105–120. doi:.

See also

  • Category:Taxa named by Maurice Choisy