William James Rees (1913–1967) was a British hydroid and

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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''.

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20th-century British zoologists Teuthologists 1913 births 1967 deaths {{UK-zoologist-stub