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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-03-17 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006910b.htm person Rudman William B. AACR2 1944 Place of Birth New Zealand Malacologist Museum curator Bill Rudman is a malacologist whose research focuses on the anatomy and biology of sea slugs, particularly nudibranchs of the family Chromodorididae. His interests include the role of colour and pattern, and the sponge-feeding specificity of nudibranchs. He has published numerous papers in which he revised the classification and described new species in the families he was studying. In 1997 he started Sea Slug Forum, an internet nudibranch identification tool now considered an authoritative source of information. Between 1978 and 2005 Rudman was Curator of Molluscs at the Australian Museum. 1970 1970 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Auckland, New Zealand 1973 1978 Career position - Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1978 2005 Career position - Curator of Molluscs, Australian Museum 1997 1997 Career event - Started Sea Slug Forum, internet nudibranch identification tool 2005 2005 Life event - Retired Australian Museum (1827 - )

Curator of Molluscs 1978 - 2005

 'Rudman, William B. (Bill)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rudman, William B. (Bill) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Shellbrites, W. B. Rudman, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, DSc Miller, A. Shellbrites, W. B. Rudman, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, DSc 1998 Australian shell news 101 7 Book Section: Sydney's Molluscs: from Gentlemen to Malacologists Beechey, D. L. Sydney's Molluscs: from Gentlemen to Malacologists Mosman, N.S.W. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2010 The Natural History of Sydney Lunney, Daniel, Hutchings, Pat A. and Hochuli, Dieter 107-24