William James Rees (1913–1967) was a British
hydroid and
cephalopod
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researcher at the
Natural History Museum
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in
London
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.
[Crawford, G.I. 1968. Obituary: W. J. Rees, D.Sc., 1913–1967. ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London'' 38(2): 103–106.] He described a number of species, including ''
Sepia dubia'', ''
Sepia sewelli'', and ''
Sepia thurstoni''.
References
20th-century British zoologists
Teuthologists
1913 births
1967 deaths
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