Marine Identification guides and fact sheets

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Fact Sheets

Nuisance Marine Microalgae in New Zealand

This poster illustrates the major microalgal species which can cause algal “blooms” or health problems, such as paralytic shellfish poisoning, in New Zealand waters. Maps show where each species has been found around New Zealand.
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Marine Identification Guides

New Zealand Shore Polychaetes
This guide provides help for the identification of many polychaetes of rock and sand shores of New Zealand.

New Zealand Shell Polychaetes
This guide provides information on the marine polychaete worms which live on the scallops, abalone, oysters, and mussels, and other harvested shellfish of New Zealand. It especially deals with the worms which bore into live shells with resulting harm to their hosts.

Identification guides to coralline algae

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Coralline algae of central New Zealand: an identification guide to common crustose species. NIWA Information Series No. 57.

This identification guide covers the common crustose coralline algae found in central New Zealand. You'll find a two-page profile for each of 20 common species, with field data and detailed anatomical and taxonomic information, richly illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs.

In addition, the central New Zealand guide is available in:

Prices are in NZ$ for sales to Australasia/South Pacific and in US$ for sales elsewhere. 


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Common coralline algae of northern New Zealand. NIWA Information Series No. 70.

Covering both crustose and turfing coralline algae found in northern New Zealand, this identification guide has a focus on recognising coralline algae in the field. It includes illustrated species profiles for more than 30 common species, with field data, distribution information, key characters, and photographs for each species.A chapter on molecular phylogeny features in the introductory section.


As well as general information on taxonomy, structure, and reproduction, techniques for collection, preservation, and identification, both identification guides contain:

  • identification keys
  • easy-to-use flow chart keys
  • an illustrated glossary.

The guides make coralline algal identification possible for a range of users, from professional phycologists to ecologists, students, and the interested amateur.

Both of the guides are available as downloadable PDF files by clicking on the images above.

For further information, contact:

Science Communication, NIWA, Private Bag 14901, Wellington

Fax: 04 386 0574

scicomm@niwa.co.nz

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