Ángeles Alvariño has discovered twenty-two new ocean species and is primarily known for her contribution to knowledge about marine zooplankton and other marine organisms. She is the first woman to work on Spanish and English exploration ships. Ángeles Alvariño was born 3 October 1916 in El Ferrol, Spain to Dr Antonio Alvariño Grimaldos and Carmen Gonzalez Diaz-Saavedra de Alvariño.
References
Proffitt, Pamela (1999). Ángeles Alvariño in Notable women scientists. Gale Group.
Encyclopaedia of World Biography, Angeles Alvariño Biography. https://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-A-Bu-and-Obituaries/Alvari-o-Angeles.html