Person

Rudman, William B. (Bill) (1944 - )

Born
1944
New Zealand
Occupation
Malacologist and Museum curator

Summary

Bill Rudman is a malacologist whose research focuses on the anatomy and biology of sea slugs, particularly nudibranchs of the family Chromodorididae. His interests include the role of colour and pattern, and the sponge-feeding specificity of nudibranchs. He has published numerous papers in which he revised the classification and described new species in the families he was studying. In 1997 he started Sea Slug Forum, an internet nudibranch identification tool now considered an authoritative source of information. Between 1978 and 2005 Rudman was Curator of Molluscs at the Australian Museum.

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Chronology

1970
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Auckland, New Zealand
1973 - 1978
Career position - Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1978 - 2005
Career position - Curator of Molluscs, Australian Museum
1997
Career event - Started Sea Slug Forum, internet nudibranch identification tool
2005
Life event - Retired

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Miller, A., 'Shellbrites, W. B. Rudman, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, DSc', Australian shell news, 101 (1998), 7. Details

See also

  • Beechey, D. L., 'Sydney's Molluscs: from Gentlemen to Malacologists' in The Natural History of Sydney, Lunney, Daniel, Hutchings, Pat A. and Hochuli, Dieter, eds (Mosman, N.S.W.: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2010), pp. 107-24. Details

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