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The resurgence, in recent years, of interest in algal taxonomy has been accompanied by the realization that accurate typification is essential if names of taxa are to be applied with precision.In order to facilitate the search for nomenclatural type specimens, several important catalogues of algal herbaria and their present location have been published recently (Dickinson, 1952;Newton, 1952;Womersley, 1956;Koster, 1954Koster, , 1957Koster, , 1958Koster, , 1960)).It should be realized that, with a number of the oldest and most important collections, it is not apparent how much of the original herbarium has survived, or, if it is known that the herbarium has been subdivided and incorporated into other collections, where the surviving fragments, if any, are to be found.As has been shown in relation to the herbaria of Hudson and Lighffoot (Dixon, 1959), the information available at the present time, relating to the history of the older collections, is often very fragmentary, and the statements in the literature are often misleading or contradictory.During the past year, an intensive search has been undertaken with the aim of elucidating the present whereabouts of the collections of John Ellis (? 1710-1776).Ellis was interested primarily in the animal corals or " zoophytes," although various algae were included by him in this category, and he published descriptions and illustrations of these in his various works (Ellis, 1755(Ellis, , 1767 ; ;Ellis and Solander, 1786).From the point of view of typification, the Ellis collections are by no means as important as those of some of the other early authors, in that the number of species involved is relatively small, but the collections are nevertheless of considerable interest and importance.According to Newton (1952), the Ellis collections are located at the present time in three institutions, viz., Royal College of Surgeons, London ; British Museum (Natural History), London ; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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