The NIWA Biodiversity Memoir (NBM) series comprises technical works that describe New Zealand’s invertebrate marine life—sponges, corals, hydroids, worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars and lesser-known groups.
They are beautifully presented, stand-alone monographs that reveal the history and diversity of the subject groups, with new species names and revisionary work that is relevant globally.
These important publications are indispensable references for academic researchers and postgraduate students interested in marine systematics and the conservation of New Zealand’s unique aquatic biodiversity, much of which is found nowhere else in the world.
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All our NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs (NBM) are available for purchase (hard copy) or free download (PDF) below.
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| Code Sort ascending NBM136 | Authors Kelly, M.; Mills, S.; Terezow, M., Sim-Smith, C.; Nelson, W. (Eds) | Date | Title The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand. Updating our marine biodiversity inventory. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 136, 494 pp. | Keywords | Download PDF - free The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand. Updating our marine biodiversity inventory (PDF, 132MB, 494p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($50) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM135 | Authors Leduc, D.; Qi Zhao, Z. | Date | Title The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand: Ngā toke o Parumoana: Common free-living Nematoda of Pāuatahanui Inlet, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, Wellington. | Keywords Wellington, Intertidal | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 135 (PDF, 20MB, 212p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM134 | Authors Sim-Smith, C.; Janussen, D.; Ríos, P.; Macpherson, D.; Kelly, M. | Date | Title The Marine Biota of New Zealand: review of New Zealand and Antarctic latrunculid sponges with new taxa and new systematic arrangements within family Latrunculiidae (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) |
Keywords Sponge, Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Latrunculiidae, Latrunculia, Latrunpagoda, Latrundiabolo, Aciculatrunculia | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 134 (PDF, 9MB, 144p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM133 | Authors Cairns, S.D. | Date | Title The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) - Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species | Keywords Thouarella, Metafannyella, Dasystenella, Primnoidae, new zealand, Taxonomy, primnoids, coral | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 133 (PDF, 15MB, 67p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM132 | Authors Schnabel, K.E. | Date | Title The Marine Fauna of New Zealand. Squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Chirostyloidea) | Keywords Arthropoda, Squat lobster, Taxonomy, galatheids, Chirostylidae, Eumunididae, Sternostylidae | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 132 (PDF, 21MB, 356p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($50) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM131 | Authors Chang, F.H. | Date | Title The Marine Biota of New Zealand. Catalogue and description of the coccolithophores (Haptophyta, Coccolithophyceae), calcareous, scale-bearing microalgae, in New Zealand waters | Keywords coccolithophores, heterococcoliths, holococcoliths, cell abundances, new zealand, Taxonomy, biogeography, microalgae | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 131 (PDF, 11MB, 128p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM130 | Authors Reiswig, H.M.; Kelly, M. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: Euplectellid glass sponges (Hexactinellida, Lyssacinosida, Euplectellidae). | Keywords venus flowerbasket, glass sponge, Porifera, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 130 (In press) (PDF, 13MB, 174p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM129 | Authors Cairns, S. D. | Date | Title The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) - Part 2. Primnoella, Callozostron, Metafannyella, Callogorgia, Fanellia and other genera. | Keywords Cnidaria, coral, gorgonian, Primnoidae, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 129 (PDF, 15MB, 132p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM128 | Authors Sim-Smith, C.; Kelly, M. | Date | Title The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Sponges in the family Geodiidae (Demospongiae: Astrophorina). | Keywords Sponge, Porifera, Astrophorida, Tetractinellida, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 128 (PDF, 6MB, 102p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM127 | Authors Lorz, A.-N.; Coleman, C.O. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand and the Ross Sea: Amphipoda, Synopiidae (Crustacea). | Keywords Arthropoda, Crustacea, deepsea, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 127 (PDF, 56MB, 160p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM126 | Authors Cairns, S.D. | Date | Title New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. | Keywords Cnidaria, coral, gorgonian, Primnoidae, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 126 (PDF, 7MB, 100p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM125 | Authors Ahyong, S.T. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: mantis shrimps (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). | Keywords Arthropoda, Stomatopoda, Decapoda, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 125 (PDF, 5MB, 111p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($49) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM124 | Authors Reiswig, H.M.; Kelly, M. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: Hexasterophoran glass sponges of New Zealand (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Hesasterophora): orders Hexastinosida, Aulocalycoida and Lychniscosida). | Keywords glass sponge, Porifera, Hexactinosida, Hexactinellida, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA biodiversity memoir 124 (PDF, 15MB, 176p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($59) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM123 | Authors Ahyong, S.T. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: King crabs of New Zealand, Australia and the Ross Sea (Crustace: Decapoda: Lithodidae). | Keywords Arthropoda, Crustacea, crab, Decapoda, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 123 (PDF, 14MB, 194p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($65) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM122 | Authors Bruce, N.L. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand : Isopoda, Aegidae (Crustacea). |
Keywords Arthropoda, Crustacea, Taxonomy, slater | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 122 (PDF, 21MB, 252p.) | Price |
| Code Sort ascending NBM121 | Authors Kelly, M. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand : Porifera: Lithistid demospongiae (rock sponges). | Keywords Porifera, rock sponge, Lithistida, Tetractinellida, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 121 (PDF, 6MB, 100p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($33) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM120 | Authors McKnight, D.G. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. | Keywords Echinodermata, sea star, starfish Asteroidea, Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 120 (PDF, 5MB, 187p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($75) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM119 | Authors Vervoot, W.; Watson, J.E. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: Leptothecata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) (thecate hydroids). | Keywords Cnidaria, thecate hydroid, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 119 (PDF, 7MB, 538p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($140) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM118 | Authors Gibson, R. | Date | Title The invertebrate fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (ribbon worms). | Keywords Nemertea, ribbon worm, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 118 (PDF, 15MB, 87p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($35) |
| Code Sort ascending NBM117 | Authors Clark, H.E.S.; McKnight, D.G. | Date | Title The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. | Keywords Echinodermata, sea star, starfish, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Taxonomy | Download PDF - free NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 117 (PDF, 55MB, 269p.) | Price Buy hard copy ($95) |