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Mark Norman (marine biologist)

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

  • 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

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

  • Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992
  • Cistopus platinoidus Sreeja, Norman & Biju Kumar, 2015
  • Microeledone mangoldi Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2004
  • Octopus (Abdopus) capricornicus Norman & Finn, 2001
  • Octopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
  • Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993
  • Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1992
  • Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1993
  • Octopus mototi Norman, 1993
  • Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999
  • Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
  • Octopus rex Nateewathana & Norman, 1999
  • Octopus siamensis Nateewathana & Norman, 1999
  • Scaeurgus nesisi Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005
  • Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005

References

  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.



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