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Brian R Mayes
Unido: may 23, 2020 Última actividad: sep 26, 2023 iNaturalist Australia
Diver and citizen scientist fascinated by the bright colours and patterns of underwater molluscs, such as sea slugs (Heterobranchia), true cowries (Cypraeidae), especially false cowries (Ovulidae) and the identification of the live species.
see https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianmayes/albums
Publications:-
Are infestations of Cymo melanodactylus killing Acropora cytherea in the Chagos archipelago?
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-010-0654-x#citeas
Favourite Ovulid reference books:-
Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae
https://www.conchbooks.de/?t=53&u=30108
Draper R. & Churchill S. (2014) The Invisibility Cloak - Ovulids & Octocorals of Melanesia and Australia and the magic mantle that links them.
Free download of iBook
https://books.apple.com/au/book/the-invisibility-cloak/id580697961
Free download of PDF version
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7fn3t6ofq6scss/The%20Invisibility%20Cloak%20-%20Link%20Version.pdf
Ryanskiy A. (2020) Living Seashells of the Tropical Indo-Pacific
https://reefidbooks.com/books/seashells/
