Amanda "Mandy" Louise Reid is an Australian

taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the scientific study of naming, defining ( circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are given ...

and

malacologist Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...

who works as the collection manager of the malacology collection at

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. She is a published researcher and author. Her research has resulted in the description of many species of

velvet worm Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus ...

s and

cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head ...

Career

Reid is an alumna of

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

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, where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984. She completed a Master of Science degree in 1990, with a thesis titled ''Taxonomic review of the Australian

Rossiinae Rossiinae is a subfamily of bobtail squid encompassing four genus, genera and around twenty species. Classification *Subfamily Rossiinae **Genus ''Austrorossia'' ***''Austrorossia antillensis'', Antilles bobtail squid ***''Austrorossia australis ...

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Cephalopoda A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, an ...

Sepiolidae Sepiolidae is a family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its me ...

).'' She completed a PhD in 1996, with a thesis titled ''A systematic review of the

Peripatopsidae Peripatopsidae is one of the two living velvet worm families. Description The Peripatopsidae exhibit relatively many characteristics that are perceived as original or "primitive" with respect to the Peripatidae. The number of leg pairs in this f ...

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Onychophora Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus ...

) in Australia''. Reid has an interest in cephalopods, particularly bobtail or bottletail squids (

), cuttlefishes (

Sepiidae Sepiidae is a family of cephalopods in the order Sepiida. Classification *Order Sepiida: cuttlefish **Family Sepiadariidae **Family Sepiidae ***Genus ''Metasepia'' ****''Metasepia pfefferi'', flamboyant cuttlefish ****'' Metasepia tullbergi' ...

), and pygmy squids (

Idiosepiidae Idiosepiidae is a family of mollusc in the class Cephalopoda. This family appears to be related to the cuttlefish in the order Sepiida and the bobtail squid in the order Sepiolida but the exact placement of this family within the Decapodiforme ...

). She has authored two books, and her research has been published in a number of scientific journals, including ''Invertebrate Taxonomy'', ''

Bulletin of Marine Science The ''Bulletin of Marine Science'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami. The journal was established in 1951 as the ''Bulletin of Marine Science of ...

'', ''Australian Natural History'', ''

Zootaxa ''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week. ...

'', and others. Reid is member of the Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA), the Cephalopod International Advisory Council, and

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Books authored

* Norman M., Reid A. (2000) A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australasia (''The Gould League of Australia and CSIRO Publishing'': Melbourne). * Reid A. (2016) Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories (''CSIRO Publishing'': Melbourne).

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