William West, FLS was an English pharmacist, botanist, microscopist and writer, particularly noted for his studies of freshwater algae. His sons, both botanists, were William West Jr with whom he did
Pediastrum duplex
…var. clathratum (A.Braun) Lagerheim, 1882 Pediastrum duplex var. convexum W. Krieger Pediastrum duplex var. cornutum Pediastrum duplex var. gracillimum W. West & G.S. West Pediastrum duplex var. irregulare G.R. Hegde & K. Somanna Pediastrum duplex var. longicorne W. Krieger Pediastrum duplex var. reticulatum…
Title page of Monograph of the British Desmidiaceae (1904)