William James Rees
Encyclopedia
William James Rees was a British
hydroid
and cephalopod
researcher at the Natural History Museum
in London
. He described a number of species, including Sepia dubia
, Sepia sewelli
, and Sepia thurstoni
.
United Kingdom
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hydroid
Hydrozoa
Hydrozoa are a taxonomic class of very small, predatory animals which can be solitary or colonial and which mostly live in saltwater. A few genera within this class live in freshwater...
and cephalopod
Cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
researcher at the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
in London
London
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. He described a number of species, including Sepia dubia
Sepia dubia
Sepia dubia is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known only from the type locality, where it was caught at a depth of 25 m.S. dubia is known to grow to a mantle length of 17 mm....
, Sepia sewelli
Sepia sewelli
Sepia sewelli is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, from Cape Guardafui, Somalia to Zanzibar and probably Madagascar. It lives at depths of 37 to 238 m.S. sewelli grows to a mantle length of 30 mm....
, and Sepia thurstoni
Sepia thurstoni
Sepia thurstoni is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Chennai in India and off Negombo and Hambantota in Sri Lanka. It lives at depths of 20 to 40 m.S. thurstoni grows to a mantle length of 110 mm....
.