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.
| Code Sort ascending | Authors | Date | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
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| NBM136 | Kelly, M.; Mills, S.; Terezow, M., Sim-Smith, C.; Nelson, W. (Eds) | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand. Updating our marine biodiversity inventory. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 136, 494 pp. | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand. Updating our marine biodiversity inventory (PDF, 132MB, 494p.) | Buy hard copy ($50) | ||
| NBM135 | Leduc, D.; Qi Zhao, Z. | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand: Ngā toke o Parumoana: Common free-living Nematoda of Pāuatahanui Inlet, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, Wellington. | Wellington, Intertidal | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 135 (PDF, 20MB, 212p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM134 | Sim-Smith, C.; Janussen, D.; Ríos, P.; Macpherson, D.; Kelly, M. | 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 | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 134 (PDF, 9MB, 144p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM133 | Cairns, S.D. | 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 | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 133 (PDF, 15MB, 67p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM132 | Schnabel, K.E. | The Marine Fauna of New Zealand. Squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Chirostyloidea) | Arthropoda, Squat lobster, Taxonomy, galatheids, Chirostylidae, Eumunididae, Sternostylidae | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 132 (PDF, 21MB, 356p.) | Buy hard copy ($50) | |
| NBM131 | Chang, F.H. | 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 | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 131 (PDF, 11MB, 128p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM130 | Reiswig, H.M.; Kelly, M. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Euplectellid glass sponges (Hexactinellida, Lyssacinosida, Euplectellidae). | venus flowerbasket, glass sponge, Porifera, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 130 (In press) (PDF, 13MB, 174p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM129 | Cairns, S. D. | 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 | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 129 (PDF, 15MB, 132p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM128 | Sim-Smith, C.; Kelly, M. | The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Sponges in the family Geodiidae (Demospongiae: Astrophorina). | Sponge, Porifera, Astrophorida, Tetractinellida, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 128 (PDF, 6MB, 102p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM127 | Lorz, A.-N.; Coleman, C.O. | The marine fauna of New Zealand and the Ross Sea: Amphipoda, Synopiidae (Crustacea). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, deepsea, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 127 (PDF, 56MB, 160p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM126 | Cairns, S.D. | New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. | Cnidaria, coral, gorgonian, Primnoidae, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 126 (PDF, 7MB, 100p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM125 | Ahyong, S.T. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: mantis shrimps (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). | Arthropoda, Stomatopoda, Decapoda, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 125 (PDF, 5MB, 111p.) | Buy hard copy ($49) | |
| NBM124 | Reiswig, H.M.; Kelly, M. | 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 | NIWA biodiversity memoir 124 (PDF, 15MB, 176p.) | Buy hard copy ($59) | |
| NBM123 | Ahyong, S.T. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: King crabs of New Zealand, Australia and the Ross Sea (Crustace: Decapoda: Lithodidae). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, crab, Decapoda, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 123 (PDF, 14MB, 194p.) | Buy hard copy ($65) | |
| NBM122 | Bruce, N.L. | The marine fauna of New Zealand : Isopoda, Aegidae (Crustacea). |
Arthropoda, Crustacea, Taxonomy, slater | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 122 (PDF, 21MB, 252p.) | ||
| NBM121 | Kelly, M. | The marine fauna of New Zealand : Porifera: Lithistid demospongiae (rock sponges). | Porifera, rock sponge, Lithistida, Tetractinellida, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 121 (PDF, 6MB, 100p.) | Buy hard copy ($33) | |
| NBM120 | McKnight, D.G. | 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 | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 120 (PDF, 5MB, 187p.) | Buy hard copy ($75) | |
| NBM119 | Vervoot, W.; Watson, J.E. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Leptothecata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) (thecate hydroids). | Cnidaria, thecate hydroid, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 119 (PDF, 7MB, 538p.) | Buy hard copy ($140) | |
| NBM118 | Gibson, R. | The invertebrate fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (ribbon worms). | Nemertea, ribbon worm, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 118 (PDF, 15MB, 87p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM117 | Clark, H.E.S.; McKnight, D.G. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 117 (PDF, 55MB, 269p.) | Buy hard copy ($95) |