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Robert Burn (naturalist)

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Robert Burn (born 1937) is an Australian naturalist and citizen scientist. He has described approximately 100 species of nudibranchs and has co-authored around 100 papers published in scientific journals spanning sixty years. He is the leading living discoverer of nudibranch species in Victoria, Australia.[1] His first solo publication, Nudibranchs and related molluscs,[2] was published in February 2016 by Museums Victoria where Bob Burn is Honorary Associate. The nudibranch genus Burnaia is named in his honor.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Dabal, Rob (27 September 2017). "Exposing Nudibranchs. Uncovering marine biodiversity on our shorelines". University of Melbourne.
  2. ^ Burn, Robert (1 February 2016). Nudibranchs and Related Molluscs.
  3. ^ Smith, Bridie (31 January 2016). "Meet Mr Mollusc". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ Burn, Robert (2015). Nudibranchs and related molluscs. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Museum Victoria. ISBN 9780980381382.