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 | Authors Sort descending | Date | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBM100 | Dawson, E.W. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Index to the fauna. 2. Porifera. | Reference list, Sponge, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 100 (PDF, 13MB, 97p.) | Buy hard copy ($32) | |
| NBM099 | Dawson, E.W. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Index to the fauna. 1. Protozoa. | Reference list, foraminifera, Dinoflagellata, Phytomastigophora, Zoomastigophora, Sarcodina, Filosa, Actinopoda, Xenophyophorea, Granuloreticulosa, Ameoba, Labyrithulata, Microspora, Myxozoa, Acestospora, Ciliophora, Apicomplexa, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 99 (PDF, 40MB, 368p.) | Buy hard copy ($95) | |
| NBM007 | Dell, R.K.; Edmonds, S.J. | Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 4. Marine Mollusca; Sipunculoidea. | Mollusca, sipunculids, gastropod, bivalve, chiton, snail, worm, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 7 (PDF, 6MB, 27p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM004 | Dell, R.K.; Jones, N.S.; Yaldwyn, J.C. | Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 1. Decapoda Brachyura; Cumacea; Decapoda Natantia. | Crustacea, crabs, shrimp, Decapoda, Brachyura, Cumacea, Natantia, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 4 (PDF, 19MB, 53p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM015 | Dingwall, P.R. | Bay-head sand beaches of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. | geology, beach morphology, grain size, Sediment, mineralogy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 15 (PDF, 14MB, 63p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM044 | Eade, J.V. | A checklist of Recent New Zealand Foraminifera. | Forams, Protozoa, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 44 (PDF, 11MB, 70p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM018 | Fell, H.B. | The fauna of the Ross Sea. Part 1. Ophiuroidea. | Antarctica, Echinodermata, Ophiuroids, brittle stars, snake stars, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 18 (PDF, 18MB, 124p.) | Buy hard copy ($29) | |
| NBM005 | Fell, H.B. | Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 2. Archibenthal and littoral echinoderms. | Echinodermata, sea star, Asteroidea, Echinoidea, sea urchin, Ophiuroidea, brittle star, Holothuroidea, sea cucumber, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 5 (PDF, 10MB, 31p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM110 | Forch, E.C. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Cephalopoda: Oegopsida: Architeuthidae (giant squid). | Mollusca, Architeuthis dux, Teuthida, Oegopsida, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 110 (PDF, 18MB, 113p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
| NBM114 | Forest, J.; de S. Laurent, M.; McLaughlin, P.A.; Lemaitre, R. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Paguridea (Decapoda: Anomura) exclusive of the Lithodidae. | Arthropoda, Crustacea, hermit crab, Paguroidea,taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 114 (PDF, 61MB, 250p.) | Buy hard copy ($90) | |
| NBM069 | Foster, B.A. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica). | Arthropoda, Cirripedia, Maxillopoda, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 69 (PDF, 112MB, 160p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
| NBM016 | Freed, D. | Bibliography of New Zealand marine zoology, 1769-1899. | bibliography, NZOI, DSIR, Reference, zoologists, new zealand, Reference | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 16 (PDF, 14MB, 46p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM049 | Fry, W.G.; Hedgpeth, J.W. | The fauna of the Ross Sea. Part 7. Pyconogonida, 1: Colossendeidae, Pycnogonidae, Endeidae, Ammotheidae. | Antarctica, Arthropoda, Sea Spider, Chelicerata, Pantopoda, Pycnogonid, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 49 (PDF, 34MB, 139p.) | Buy hard copy ($32) | |
| NBM048 | Garner, D.M. | Hydrology of the south-east Tasman Sea. | currents, Oceanography, salinity, temperature | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 48 (PDF, 8MB, 40p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM009 | Garner, D.M. | Analysis of hydrological observations in the New Zealand region, 1874-1955. | offshore, Oceanography, currents, temperature, salinity, seasonal variation | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 9 (PDF, 9MB, 45p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM008 | Garner, D.M. | Hydrology of New Zealand coastal waters, 1955. | coastal, physiography, Oceanography, currents, salinity, temperature, seasonal variation | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 8 (PDF, 12MB, 85p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM039 | Garner, D.M. | Hydrology of the southern Hikurangi Trench region. | currents, Oceanography, salinity, temperature, salinity | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 39 (PDF, 5MB, 33p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM058 | Garner, D.M. | Hydrological studies in the New Zealand region 1966 and 1967. Oceanic hydrology north-west of New Zealand. Hydrology of the north-east Tasman Sea. | currents, salinity, temperature, Oceanography, Circulation, Antarctic Intermediate Water | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 58 (PDF, 8MB, 49p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM012 | Garner, D.M.; Ridgway, N.M. | Hydrology of New Zealand offshore waters. | offshore, Oceanography, currents, temperature, salinity, seasonal variation | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 12 (PDF, 14MB, 62p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| 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) |