The Polistes Foundation

Our mission is to assemble and share knowledge about nature in order to improve education, health, agriculture, economic development, and conservation throughout the world.

"USGS -- Helping pollinator awareness take flight"
          People, Land & Water, June 18, 2007
"Resources: Species Pointer"
          Science, April 21, 2006
"Discover Life -- Site of the week"
          American Scientist online, 2005
"Powerful yet simple technology required to discover life"
          Sun Microsystems, 2005

Upcoming workshop, 9-12 August, 2008
Georgia retreat, 2006
Smithsonian Institution meeting, 2005
Harvard University meeting, 2002

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Holacanthus clarionensis
Illustrated by Cheryl Reese
Holacanthus clarionensis Gilbert, 1891
Clarion angelfish

Updated: 2008-07-25 07:50:28

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