Diver and citizen scientist fascinated by the bright colours and patterns of underwater molluscs, such as sea slugs (Heterobranchia), true cowries (Cypraeidae), especially false cowries (Ovulidae) and the identification of the live species.
see https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianmayes/albums

A Remarkable Journey of Recovery for a Blind Shark
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/96931-a-remarkable-journey-of-recovery-for-a-blind-shark

Publications:-
Are infestations of Cymo melanodactylus killing Acropora cytherea in the Chagos archipelago?
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-010-0654-x#citeas

Favourite Ovulid reference books:-
Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae - A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae
https://www.conchbooks.de/?t=53&u=30108

Draper R. & Churchill S. (2014) The Invisibility Cloak - Ovulids & Octocorals of Melanesia and Australia and the magic mantle that links them.

Free download of iBook
https://books.apple.com/au/book/the-invisibility-cloak/id580697961

Free download of PDF version
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7fn3t6ofq6scss/The%20Invisibility%20Cloak%20-%20Link%20Version.pdf

Ryanskiy A. (2020) Living Seashells of the Tropical Indo-Pacific
https://reefidbooks.com/books/seashells/

Caribbean Cyphoma Images per LORENZ, F.: The “Black Morph Cyphoma” from the Netherlands Antilles
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ql2ct0q173yl0h/Cyphoma%20cassidyae%2C%20gibbosum%2C%20aureocinctum%20%26%20signatum%20images.pdf?dl=0

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