William J. Woelkerling, Gry Gustavsen, G Hanedid Si iEgluinrd M Myk. lSeåbsotsatd, Tommy Prestø u n 7 n 7 e r ia a 7 i The coralline red algal 7 r - e 2 0 n herbarium of Mikael Foslie: 0 5 n ISBN 978I-S8S2N-7 0132362--781575-49 The co NTNUGuersity of hnologyaeology raTreonnvdahielsimye s20de05 scatalogue with rrali n Univnd Tecd Arch n aan e red a NorwegiScience History a lg al a r l u h at e N rb of a m r i u u e m s u o M f M i k a e l F o s l i e : r e v i s e d c a t a l o g u e w i t h a n a l y s e s Innovation and Creativity Innovation and Creativity Gunneria is a periodical published by the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Norwegian University of Sceince and Technology, NO 7491-Trondheim. Gunneria presents original papers within the area of work and responsibility covered by the Museum, i.e. botany, zoology, archaeology and cultural history. Gunneria is published irregularly. Editors Eli Fremstad, [email protected] Sigurd M. Såstad, [email protected] Instructions to authors www.ntnu.no/vmuseet/Publikasj/GunneEng.htm Previous issues www.ntnu.no/vmuseet/Publikasj/GunneEng.htm Norwegian University of Science and Technology Museum of Natural History and Archaeology Gunneria 77 The coralline red algal herbarium of Mikael Foslie: revised catalogue with analyses William J. Woelkerling, Gry Gustavsen, Heidi Elin Myklebost, Tommy Prestø and Sigurd M. Såstad Trondheim 2005 Abstract Woelkerling, W.J. 1), Gustavsen, G. 2), Myklebost, H.E. 2), Prestø, T. 2), Såstad, S.M. 2) 2005. The coralline red algal herbarium of Mikael Foslie: revised catalogue with analyses. Gunneria 77: 1-625. On a world-scale, the nongeniculate coralline red algal herbarium of Mikael Foslie arguably constitutes the single most important resource for scientists engaged in taxonomic studies of these algae. Foslie described more new taxa of nongeniculate corallines than any other person, and his herbarium is extremely rich in type material. Type specimens are critical in taxonomic work because they underpin the correct application of names to taxa and thus bring stability to the use of names in taxo- nomic, ecological and other research. The richness of type and other historically sig- nificant specimens in Foslie’s nongeniculate coralline herbarium renders it an interna- tional scientific treasure. There is no doubt that Foslie’s material will continue to play a pivotal role in the development of our taxonomic understanding of one of the more diverse and ecologically important groups of marine algae. 1) Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia 3086 2) Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, NTNU, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway 5 Table of contents Preface and acknowledgements.................................................................................7 1 Introduction and general background information....................................................8 2 Foslie’s main coralline herbarium: A summary analysis.........................................12 3 Formats used in catalogues...................................................................................18 4 Revised catalogue of collections in the main Foslie coralline herbarium................22 5 Catalogue of collections in Foslie’s ancillary coralline herbarium.........................529 6 Catalogue of collections in Lithothamnia Selecta Exsiccata.................................536 7 References..........................................................................................................545 Appendix 1 Publications of M.H. Foslie...................................................................570 Appendix 2 Collection sources................................................................................580 Appendix 3 Biographic notes on collectors and communicators..............................592 Appendix 4 Data on geographic regions .................................................................608 Index to taxonomic names ......................................................................................615 6 7 Preface and acknowledgements The idea for producing a revised catalogue of the nongeniculate coralline collections in the Foslie Herbarium arose from discussions at the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology in Trondheim between Sigmund Sivertsen and Bill Woelkerling during an extended visit of the latter in 1991. At that time, Sivertsen was responsible for the curation of the collections while Woelkerling was undertaking the studies that led to publication of a volume on type collections of Corallinales in the Foslie Herbarium (Woelkerling 1993). In november 1991, Prof. Asbjørn Moen, who was then head of the Botany De- partment at the Museum, asked Woelkerling for a summary report of the work done during 1991 and for ideas for further work on the collections. The resulting report con- tained four ideas relevant to the present project: 1. Foslie’s system of organizing his collections into three cabinets (A, B, C) should be maintained because this reflected Foslie’s own thinking on corallines and it also facilitated use of the original catalogue of collections (Adey & Lebednik 1967). 2. Foslie’s collections should be placed in tact into new boxes to afford greater pro- tection to the original boxes, many of which had become brittle with time and showed signs of deterioration. 3. The nongeniculate coralline collections in Foslie’s herbarium should be given for- mal herbarium numbers as this would facilitate the citation of collections in publi- cation, and also would facilitate the collection curator to find and process collec- tions for loan. 4. A new catalogue of the collections should be produced which included the as- signed collection numbers and included updates of information in the Adey & Le- bednik (1967) catalogue as required. The above ideas have now been carried to successful completion. The original boxes in Foslie’s herbarium were placed in tact into new brown boxes and photocop- ies of box lids were glued to the lid of each new box. This work was done mainly by Åse Sarre and Randi Baadsvik and was completed by 1995. Work on preparing a revised catalogue began soon after, but proceeded slowly at first due to other commitments. During 2003, however, the project became a central focus, and the work on the new catalogue and the numbering of the collections was completed by July 2005. This project has been a true team effort, with all five authors making significant contributions to the work. In addition, we gratefully acknowledge information (on par- ticular collectors, on the current location of certain material cited on boxes/packets, on correspondence sent to Foslie, on Norwegian locality names) and other assis- tance (contributions to proofreading, translations, library resources) that was gener- ously offered by Svein Ove Bakke, Davide Bassi, Jenny Bryant, Helen Cohn, John Edmondson, Linda Irvine, Line Johansen, Stein Johansen, Eurico Cabral de Oliveira, Åse Sarre, Sigmund Sivertsen, Evelyn Thor, Jill Thurlow, Liv Guri Velle and Jean Woelkerling. These colleagues all have facilitated the completion of the project and ensured greater accuracy of the final product. The edition of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (hereafter abbre- viated ICBN) available at the time of writing (Greuter et al. 2000) was superseded by the Code approved at the International Botanical Congress in Vienna in July 2005, but the latter was still to be published when the present volume went to press. Cita- tions from the ICBN are those in the 2000 edition of the Code, sometimes referred as the St. Louis Code (the site of the 2000 International Botanical Congress). 8 1 Introduction and general tations of their catalogue, namely that information gathered from the speci- background information mens had passed through several sta- ges without a careful re-check, and that errors might eventually be corrected in The nongeniculate coralline red algal her- a later version. barium of Mikael Heggelund Foslie (1855- The present publication contains an 1909) is of paramount importance for taxo- updated catalogue of the main herbar- nomic studies of these algae. Nongenicu- ium (Chapter 4) as well as a catalogue late corallines encompass those taxa of of collections in the ancillary herbarium Corallinales (Rhodophyta) that lack non- (Chapter 5) and a catalogue of the col- calcified segments called genicula (Woelk- lections in Lithothamnia Selecta Exsic- erling 1988: 1). In the older literture, non- cata (Chapter 6), an exsiccata set pre- geniculate corallines were commonly refer- pared by Gjærevoll (1950) from mate- red to as ‘crustose corallines’, but this is rial in the Foslie herbarium. The latter misleading because many nongeniculate two were not included in Adey & Le- species have upright branches, and these bednik (1967). always are completely calcified and never To facilitate collection citation in pub- produce genicula. lication and the processing of material Foslie’s nongeniculate coralline herbar- for loans, all collections in the main her- ium contains many types (see Chapter 2) barium have been assigned official and numerous other historically important TRH collection numbers during prepa- collections that were cited in a long series ration of the new catalogue. Foslie did of Foslie’s publications (Appendix 1). Fos- not systematically number his collec- lie kept his nongeniculate collections sepa- tions, and the collections were not num- rate from his other collections (see below). bered when Adey & Lebednik (1967) He divided his nongeniculate coralline col- prepared the first catalogue. lections into a main herbarium (housed by As noted by Adey & Lebednik (1967: him in three large cabinets, each with 28 1), handwriting on the original labels drawers) and an ‘ancillary herbarium’ (Woel- was often difficult to read, and as a kerling 1993: 9), consisting of specimens in consequence, it is possible that some 81 open-topped wooden crates. The main errors still exist in the new catalogue. herbarium (see Chapter 4) and the ancil- All catalogue entries, however, were lary material (see Chapter 5) now reside as checked at least twice against original distinct units in TRH, Section of Natural labels to minimize such problems. History, Museum of Natural History and In addition to the catalogue listings, Archaeology, Norwegian University of Sci- the present publication includes some ence and Technology in Trondheim, (for- general background information and an merly called the University of Trondheim). analysis of catalogue data along with Herbarium abbreviations follow Holmgren four appendices and a list of references. et al. (1990). With few exceptions, the col- lections in the wooden crates also are re- Foslie career milestones presented in the main herbarium. To make the collections more accessi- Mikael Foslie was 29 when he took up ble to phycologists and to help re-awaken his first full-time scientific position as a an interest in the taxonomic and ecological curator at the Museum in Tromsø in problems presented by nongeniculate coral- 1885. Prior to that time, he had worked lines, Adey & Lebednik (1967) prepared in the Norwegian telegraph service the first catalogue of material in the main (1874-1885), first in the Lofoten Is- herbarium. A number of types were flag- lands, then in Oslo. Foslie moved to ged in the catalogue and subsequently the Museum of the Royal Norwegian commented upon by Adey (1970a). Adey & Society for Sciences and Letters in Lebednik (1967: 1-2) also noted some limi- Trondheim in 1892, where he remain-