What is Charles des Moulins?
'''Charles Robert Alexandre des Moulins''' (1798-1875) was a [[France|French]] [[botanist]] who also studied [[mollusc]]s. In 1830, he proposed to introduce [[plant]]s into [[aquarium|aquaria]] so that the [[animal]]s in the aquarium could breathe better. He described many [[species]] of [[snail]]s, for example [[Pagodulina pagodula]], and plants, for example [[Euphorbia milii]]. Towards the end of his life he became opposed to [[Darwinism]]. {{biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Des Moulins, Charles}} [[Category:1798 births]] [[Category:1875 deaths]] [[Category:French botanists]]