John Cocks (1787–1861) was a British phycologist.
He was the first to discover the red algae Stenogramme interrupta,[1] on 21 Oct 1846.
[2] Cocks edited the exsiccata Algarum fasciculi, or, a collection of British seaweeds, carefully dried and preserved, and correctly named after Dr. Harvey's "Phycologia Britannica", with a description of each plant, time of appearance, locality, etc..[3] The first fascicle was published in Dublin 1855, the others from 1856 to 1860 in Plymouth.
[4] The standard author abbreviation Cocks is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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