John Cocks (phycologist)

John Cocks (1787–1861) was a British phycologist.

He was the first to discover the red algae Stenogramme interrupta, on 21 Oct 1846.

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.. The first fascicle was published in Dublin 1855, the others from 1856-1860 in Plymouth.