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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References

  1. ↑ Dabal, Rob (2017-09-27). "Exposing Nudibranchs. Uncovering marine biodiversity on our shorelines". University of Melbourne.
  2. ↑ Burn, Robert (2016-02-01). Nudibranchs and Related Molluscs.
  3. ↑ Smith, Bridie (2016-01-31). "Meet Mr Mollusc". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  4. ↑ Burn, Robert (2015). Nudibranchs and related molluscs. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Museum Victoria. ISBN   9780980381382.


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