Thomas Radcliffe Comber (1837–1902), his contribution to the diatoms recorded in the Catalogue of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–1861 (1898–1901) with notes on nomenclatural issues and biogeographical implications

DAVID M. WILLIAMS; SAÚL BLANCO

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.451.1.4

Issue: Vol. 451 No. 1: 1 July 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-07-01

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.451.1.4

Page range: 45–62

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Thomas Radcliffe Comber (1837–1902), his contribution to the diatoms recorded in the Catalogue of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–1861 (1898–1901) with notes on nomenclatural issues and biogeographical implications

DAVID M. WILLIAMS⁺⁻
SAÚL BLANCO⁺⁻

Department of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.

Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071, León, Spain.

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Abstract

This paper is an examination of Thomas Comber’s diatom contribution to the Catalogue of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853-1861. It includes notes on the new taxa described, deals with a few nomenclatural issues and very briefly considers the biogeographical implications of museum collections.