William B. "Bill" Rudman (born 1944)Coan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (2009). ''2,400 years of malacology, 6th ed.'', February 15, 2009, 830 pp. + 32 pp. nnex of Collations American Malacological Society: http://www.malacological.org/publications/2400_malacology.html is a

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, ...

from

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

and Australia. In particular he studies

sea slug Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary time ...

s, opisthobranch gastropod molluscs, and has named many species of

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, ...

s. Rudman ran the Sea Slug Forum, a website affiliated with the

Australian Museum The Australian Museum is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest museum in Australia,Design 5, 2016, p.1 and the fifth oldest natural history museum in the ...

. In Rudman's words, the forum "aims to generate more interest in these fascinating animals by sharing information with a worldwide audience.". Sea Slug Forum has information and numerous images of nudibranchs, bubble-snails, sea hares and other kinds of sea slugs. It was discontinued in 2010 after 14,523 messages had been posted. It is still online as a resource, but not accepting new messages.

Taxa

Species named in honour of this malacologist include: * '' Aplysia rudmani'' Bebbington, 1974 * '' Cadulus rudmani'' Lamprell & Healy, 1998 * '' Hypselodoris rudmani'' Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999 * '' Phyllidiella rudmani'' Brunckhorst, 1993 * '' Phyllodesmium rudmani'' Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006 * '' Trapania rudmani'' M. C. Miller, 1981 The

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ...

(WoRMS) lists 186 marine species named by Rudman.

Bibliography

Rudman's bibliography includes:Rudman, William B.

ZooBank ZooBank is an open access website intended to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature. Any nomenclatural acts (e.g. publications that create or change a taxonomic name) need ...

, accessed 28 December 2016. * Rudman, W. B. 1968 "Three new species of the opisthobranch family

Aglajidae Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Aglajidae. Accessed throug ...

from New Zealand." ''Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology'' 10(23): 211-216. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudman, William B. New Zealand malacologists 1944 births Living people

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