NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs
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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NBM135 | Leduc, D.; Qi Zhao, Z. | 2023 | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand: Ngā toke o Parumoana: Common free-living Nematoda of Pāuatahanui Inlet, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, Wellington. | Nematoda, Nematodes, Enoplea, Enoplida, Chromadorea, Araeolaimida, Chromadorida, Desmodorida, Microlaimida, Monhysterida, Plectida, Rhabditida, Wellington, Porirua, Intertidal |
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NBM134 | Sim-Smith, C.; Janussen, D.; Ríos, P.; Macpherson, D.; Kelly, M. | 2022 | 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) | Sponge, Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Latrunculiidae, Latrunculia, Latrunpagoda, Latrundiabolo, Aciculatrunculia |
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NBM133 | Cairns, S.D. | 2021 | The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) - Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species | Thouarella, Metafannyella, Dasystenella, Primnoidae, New Zealand, taxonomy, primnoids, coral |
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NBM132 | Schnabel, K.E. | 2020 | The Marine Fauna of New Zealand. Squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Chirostyloidea) | Arthropoda, squat lobster, taxonomy, galatheids, Chirostylidae, Eumunididae, Sternostylidae |
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NBM131 | Chang, F.H. | 2019 | The Marine Biota of New Zealand. Catalogue and description of the coccolithophores (Haptophyta, Coccolithophyceae), calcareous, scale-bearing microalgae, in New Zealand waters | coccolithophores, heterococcoliths, holococcoliths, cell abundances, New Zealand, taxonomy, biogeography, microalgae |
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NBM130 | Reiswig, H.M.; Kelly, M. | 2018 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Euplectellid glass sponges (Hexactinellida, Lyssacinosida, Euplectellidae). | venus flowerbasket, glass sponge, Porifera, taxonomy |
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NBM129 | Cairns, S. D. | 2016 | The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) - Part 2. Primnoella, Callozostron, Metafannyella, Callogorgia, Fanellia and other genera. | Cnidaria, coral, gorgonian, Primnoidae, taxonomy |
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NBM128 | Sim-Smith, C.; Kelly, M. | 2015 | The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Sponges in the family Geodiidae (Demospongiae: Astrophorina). | Sponge, Porifera, Astrophorida, Tetractinellida, taxonomy |
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NBM127 | Lorz, A.-N.; Coleman, C.O. | 2013 | The marine fauna of New Zealand and the Ross Sea: Amphipoda, Synopiidae (Crustacea). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, deepsea, taxonomy |
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NBM126 | Cairns, S.D. | 2012 | New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. | Cnidaria, coral, gorgonian, Primnoidae, taxonomy |
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NBM125 | Ahyong, S.T. | 2012 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: mantis shrimps (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). | Arthropoda, Stomatopoda, Decapoda, taxonomy |
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NBM124 | Reiswig, H.M.; Kelly, M. | 2011 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Hexasterophoran glass sponges of New Zealand (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Hesasterophora): orders Hexastinosida, Aulocalycoida and Lychniscosida). | glass sponge, Porifera, Hexactinosida, Hexactinellida, taxonomy |
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NBM123 | Ahyong, S.T. | 2010 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: King crabs of New Zealand, Australia and the Ross Sea (Crustace: Decapoda: Lithodidae). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, crab, Decapoda, taxonomy |
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NBM122 | Bruce, N.L. | 2009 | The marine fauna of New Zealand : Isopoda, Aegidae (Crustacea). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, taxonomy, slater |
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NBM121 | Kelly, M. | 2007 | The marine fauna of New Zealand : Porifera: Lithistid demospongiae (rock sponges). | Porifera, rock sponge, Lithistida, Tetractinellida, taxonomy |
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NBM120 | McKnight, D.G. | 2006 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish Asteroidea, Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida, taxonomy |
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NBM119 | Vervoot, W.; Watson, J.E. | 2003 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Leptothecata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) (thecate hydroids). | Cnidaria, thecate hydroid, taxonomy |
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NBM118 | Gibson, R. | 2002 | The invertebrate fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (ribbon worms). | Nemertea, ribbon worm, taxonomy |
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NBM117 | Clark, H.E.S.; McKnight, D.G. | 2001 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish, Asteroidea, Valvatida, taxonomy |
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NBM116 | Clark, H.E.S.; McKnight, D.G. | 2000 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars). Orders Paxillosida and Notomyotida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish, Asteroidea, Paxillosida, Notomyotida, taxonomy |
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