Joan Murrell Owens
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Joan Murrell Owens (June 30, 1933 – May 25, 2011) was an American educator and marine biologist specializing in corals. She received degrees in Geology, Fine Art, and Guidance Counseling. She described a new genus, Rhombopsammia, and three new species of button corals, R. niphada, R. squiresi, and Letepsammia franki.
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Born | (1933-06-30)June 30, 1933 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Died | May 25, 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Citizenship | United States |
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Fields | Biology |
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Thesis | Microstructural changes in the Scleractinian families Micrabaciidae and Fungiidae and their taxonomic and ecologic implications |
Doctoral advisor | Anthony George (A. G.) Coates[1] |
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