Frank Shipley Collins
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Frank Shipley Collins (1848-1920) was an American botanist and algologist specializing in the study of marine algae.[1]:55-6 He was a pioneer in the study of the distribution of algae on the Atlantic seaboard and Bermudas and was the leading American algologist of his time.[1]:55-6 He wrote The Green Algae of North America and Working Key to the Genera of North American Algae.[1]:56 Several species bear his name in his honor, including Collensiella tuberculata and Phaeosaccion collinsii.[1]:56
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- 1 2 3 4 Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Collins'". International Plant Names Index.
- Setchell, William Albert (1925). "Frank Shipley Collins 1848-1920". American Journal of Botany 12 (1): 54–62. JSTOR 2435596.
- Setchell, William Albert (1933). "Frank Shipley Collins (1848-1920)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 68 (13): 615–618. JSTOR 20022980.
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