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Genefor WALKER-SMITH | Senior Collection Manager (Invertebrates) | PhD | Museum Victoria, Melbourne | Department of Sciences | Research profile
Museums Victoria - We've identified sea-creatures that were captured by the father of Sam Kanizay, who was injured on Brighton Beach, as lysianassid amphipods, a type of scavenging crustacean. Our marine biologist
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Genefor WALKER-SMITH | Senior Collection Manager (Invertebrates) | PhD | Museum Victoria, Melbourne | Department of Sciences | Research profile
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Genefor WALKER-SMITH | Senior Collection Manager (Invertebrates) | PhD | Museum Victoria, Melbourne | Department of Sciences | Research profile
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Genefor WALKER-SMITH | Senior Collection Manager (Invertebrates) | PhD | Museum Victoria, Melbourne | Department of Sciences | Research profile
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