Amanda "Mandy" Louise Reid is an Australian

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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 cephalopods.

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Reid is an alumna of Macquarie University, a

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in Sydney, Australia, 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 (

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 hea ...

: Sepiolidae).'' 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 ...

(

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

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'', ''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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