Charles-Alexandre LeSueur

1 Jan. 1778-12 Dec.1846, France


 

see the interesting account of his  voyage with F. Péron to Australia:

Wallace, C., 1984. The lost Australia of François Péron. pp. 164.  Nottingham Court Press, London. 

Described several species, e.g.:

Aequorea forskalea Péron & Lesueur, 1810

Amphinema dinema (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)

Eirene viridula (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)

Koellikerina fasciculata (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)

Protiara tetranema (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)

Turritopsis pleurostoma (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)

Zygocanna pleuronata (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) 

Zygocanna purpurea (Péron & Lesueur, 1809)

 



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