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Mark Norman (marine biologist)

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Mark Douglas Norman (1960s to present) is a scientist living in southern Australia. He works as a Chief Conservation Scientist with Parks Victoria.[1]

Prior to 2016 he worked as a curator and marine biologist through the University of Melbourne and Museum Victoria.[2] For over a decade in this role, Norman worked exclusively with cephalopods and was a leading scientist in the field, having discovered over 150 new species of octopuses. The best known of these is probably the mimic octopus.[3]

Notable publications

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  • Norman M., Reid A. (2000) A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australasia (The Gould League of Australia and CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne).
  • Norman M. (2000) Cephalopods: A World Guide (ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany). This book contains over 800 color photographs of cephalopods in their natural habitat.[4]

Species described by Mark Norman

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The following species have been described by M. Norman either individually or with co-authors.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Parks Victoria Executive Team". www.parks.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Ben Hills and Mark Norman". abc.net.au. 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Octopus frenzy". abc.net.au. 15 July 1999.
  4. ^ Mark Norman (2000). Cephalopods, a world guide. ISBN 3925919325.
  5. ^ "Shellers From the Past and the Present, Norman, Mark Douglas (Phd)". Conchology, Inc. 2023.