
Russell Q-Y Yong
Dr. Russell Yong is a taxonomist who specialises in parasitic flatworms (trematodes) of fishes, having discovered and described several new species. Russell is a graduate of The University of Queensland, Australia and currently pursuing a post-doc in North-West University, South Africa under a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship. He also has a decade's experience identifying freshwater and marine invertebrates while working for an environmental consultancy. Outside of work, he is an avid pursuer of natural history and compulsive iNaturalist user.
Latest articles by Russell Q-Y Yong

More than 1,000 species live in and around an ordinary suburban house, survey in Australia shows.
By Matthew H. Holden, Russell Q-Y Yong, Andrew Rogers published
A house in Australia harbored more than 400 moths and butterflies, and hundreds of other species, including ones never documented before.
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