Rex Bertram Filson (born 1930) is an Australian lichenologist who made major contributions to knowledge of lichens in Australia and Antarctica.
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| Born | 1930  Sydney |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Filson |
Early in his career Filson worked as a carpenter in various places around Australia, and from 1961 to 1963 was employed as a carpenter by the Australian Antarctic Division. This was the start of his career as a lichenologist.
In 1964, he was employed by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Employment with the Victorian Department of Crown Lands and Survey followed (1964–1988), first as a seed-collector and finally as senior botanist.[1] During this period, he acquired a Master of Science (1979) and a Doctor of Science (1988) from Monash University.[1] In 1970, Filson was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to compare northern hemisphere with Australian lichens.[2] The National Herbarium of Victoria holds the majority of Filson's collections, over 15,000 specimens, with duplicates distributed around Australian Herbaria including AD, BRI, CANB, HO, NSW and PERTH, with several in overseas herbaria such s MSK, GZU, F and UPS.[3]
Filson Nunatak in Antarctica is named in his honour,[4] as is the lichen genus Filsoniana.[5]
Standard author abbreviation edit
The standard author abbreviation Filson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
Selected taxa edit
An advanced search of the Mycobank database shows that he authored some 90 fungi,[7] including:
- Buellia foecunda Filson[8][9]
- Heterodea beaugleholei Filson[10][11] (now Cladia beaugleholei)[10]
- Xanthoparmelia elixii Filson[12][13]
References edit
- ^ a b Walker, R. (1997). "Filson, Rex Bertram – Biographical entry – Encyclopedia of Australian Science". eoas.info. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Cohn, Helen (2009–2012). History of the National Herbarium of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. p. Appendix 2B.
- ^ "Filson Collections". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Antarctica Detail: FILSON NUNATAK". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Kondratyuk, S.; Jeong, M.-H.; Yu, N.-H.; Kärnefelt, I.; Thell, A.; Elix, J.; Kim, J.; Kondratyuk, A.; Hur, J.-S. (2013). "Four new genera of teloschistoid lichens (Teloschistaceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular phylogeny". Acta Botanica Hungarica. 55 (3–4): 251–274. doi:10.1556/abot.55.2013.3-4.8.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Filson.
- ^ "Search for taxa with (author contains "Filson")". mycobank.org. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Index Fungorum – Names Record Buellia foecunda". indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Filson, R.B. (1966). The lichens and mosses of Mac. Robertson Land. Vol. 82. Melbourne: Dept. of External Affairs Australia, Antarctic Division. p. 34.
- ^ a b "Mycobank: Cladia beaugleholei". mycobank.org. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ R.B. Filson (April 1978). "A Revision of The Genus Heterodea Nyl". The Lichenologist. 10 (1): 18. doi:10.1017/S0024282978000043. ISSN 0024-2829. Wikidata Q99857872.
- ^ "Mycobank: Xanthoparmelia elixii". mycobank.org. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ RB Filson (1984). "Xanthoparmelia elixii (Lichens), a new species from Australia and New Zealand". Brunonia. 7 (1): 203. doi:10.1071/BRU9840203. ISSN 0313-4245. Wikidata Q104215500.